swap_horiz Sargassum vulgare Alternatives

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Postelsia palmaeformis

Postelsia palmaeformis, commonly known as the sea palm, is a brown alga endemic to the wave-swept rocky shores of the no...

Intertidal North Pacific Brown Algae Phaeophyta

8.6 Great

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Egregia menziesii

Egregia menziesii, commonly called feather boa kelp, is a large brown alga in the family Lessoniaceae. It grows on rocky...

Intertidal North Pacific Brown Algae Phaeophyta

7.4 Good

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Hedophyllum sessile

Hedophyllum sessile is a brown kelp in the family Laminariaceae found along the northeastern Pacific coast. Its broad, u...

Kelp Intertidal North Pacific Brown Algae

7.3 Good

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Laminaria pallida

Laminaria pallida, known as split-fan kelp, is a large brown alga in the order Laminariales. It grows on rocky subtidal...

South Africa Kelp Subtidal Brown Algae

7.2 Good

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Laminaria hyperborea

Laminaria hyperborea is a large brown kelp of the Northeast Atlantic, where it forms underwater forests along parts of t...

Kelp North Atlantic Subtidal Brown Algae

7.0 Good

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Ecklonia radiata

Ecklonia radiata is a brown kelp, also called common or golden kelp, found in temperate marine waters including Australi...

Australia Kelp Subtidal Brown Algae

7.0 Good

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Fucus vesiculosus

*Fucus vesiculosus*, commonly called bladderwrack, is a brown alga of rocky intertidal shores in the North Atlantic and...

Intertidal North Atlantic Brown Algae Phaeophyta

6.8 Fair

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Pterygophora californica

Pterygophora californica is a perennial brown kelp commonly known as stalked kelp. Native to the Pacific coast of North...

Pacific Subtidal Brown Algae Phaeophyta

6.8 Fair

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Ecklonia brevipes

Ecklonia brevipes is a brown kelp in the family Lessoniaceae. It is associated with subtidal rocky reefs in cool-tempera...

New Zealand Kelp Subtidal Brown Algae

6.5 Fair

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Agarum clathratum

Agarum clathratum is a cold-water brown kelp commonly called shotgun kelp. It forms a broad blade pierced by many natura...

North Pacific Subtidal Brown Algae Phaeophyta

6.4 Fair

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Lessonia trabeculata

Lessonia trabeculata is a large brown kelp native to rocky subtidal shores of Chile and Peru in the southeastern Pacific...

South America Kelp Subtidal Brown Algae

6.4 Fair

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Lessonia variegata

Lessonia variegata is a large brown kelp in the family Lessoniaceae and is endemic to New Zealand. It grows from the low...

New Zealand Kelp Subtidal Brown Algae

6.4 Fair

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Hormosira banksii

Hormosira banksii is a brown alga found on rocky shores in Australia and New Zealand. It is commonly called Neptune’s ne...

Australia Intertidal Brown Algae Phaeophyta

6.3 Fair

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Cystoseira tamariscifolia

Mediterranean brown alga notable for vivid blue-green iridescence when submerged and widely used as a bioindicator of cl...

Mediterranean Intertidal Brown Algae Phaeophyta

6.3 Fair

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Xiphophora chondrophylla

Xiphophora chondrophylla is a brown alga in the family Xiphophoraceae found on coasts of southern Australia and New Zeal...

Australia Intertidal Subtidal Brown Algae

6.3 Fair

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Cystophora retroflexa

Cystophora retroflexa is a brown alga in the family Sargassaceae distributed across southern Australia and New Zealand....

New Zealand Intertidal Subtidal Brown Algae

5.8 Mediocre

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Cystoseira compressa

Cystoseira compressa is a brown alga occurring in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic Ocean. It has main axes...

Mediterranean Intertidal Subtidal Brown Algae

5.6 Mediocre

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Dictyota dichotoma

Dictyota dichotoma is a brown alga with a broad distribution in tropical and temperate seas. Its thallus is characterize...

Tropical Intertidal Subtidal Brown Algae

5.4 Mediocre

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Scaberia agardhii

Scaberia agardhii is a brown alga in the family Sargassaceae. It is found in southern Australia and New Zealand, where i...

Australia Intertidal Subtidal Brown Algae

5.4 Mediocre

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Sargassum filipendula

Sargassum filipendula is a brown alga in the family Sargassaceae, native to the western Atlantic from Canada to Brazil....

Intertidal Western Atlantic Subtidal Brown Algae

5.2 Mediocre