Sargassum natans is a species of brown algae in the family Sargassaceae.[1] In English the species goes by the common names common gulfweed, narrowleaf gulfweed, or spiny gulfweed.[2]: 126
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Stramenopiles |
| Phylum: | Gyrista |
| Subphylum: | Ochrophytina |
| Class: | Phaeophyceae |
| Order: | Fucales |
| Family: | Sargassaceae |
| Genus: | Sargassum |
| Species: | S. natans
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Fucus natans Linnaeus, 1753 | |
It occurs in the Sargasso Sea.: 123 It is also pelagic[3] and reproduces by fragmentation.[4]: 65 It, along with Sargassum fluitans, have been credited with plaguing beach tourism industry in Yucatán[5] and South Florida.[6]
References edit
- ^ Guiry MD, Guiry GM (eds.). "Sargassum natans (Linnaeus) Gaillon, 1828". AlgaeBase. National University of Ireland, Galway. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
- ^ Pereira, Leonel (2016-01-08). Edible Seaweeds of the World. CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4987-3050-1.
- ^ Coulombe, Deborah A. (1990-02-14). Seaside Naturalist. Simon and Schuster. p. 36. ISBN 978-0-671-76503-3.
- ^ Fleurence, Joël; Levine, Ira (2016-04-05). Seaweed in Health and Disease Prevention. Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-12-802793-6.
- ^ "El sargazo: La macroalga desatada que amenaza al Caribe mexicano".
- ^ "Sargassum Seaweed in South Florida". 31 August 2018.
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