Sargassum horneri
| Sargassum horneri | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| (unranked): | SAR |
| Superphylum: | Heterokonta |
| Class: | Phaeophyceae |
| Order: | Fucales |
| Family: | Sargassaceae |
| Genus: | Sargassum |
| Species: | S. horneri |
| Binomial name | |
| Sargassum horneri (Turner) C.Agardh | |
Sargassum horneri is a species of brown macroalgae that is common along the coast of Japan and Korea. It is an annual algae which has a varying fertile season along the coast. In Wakasa Bay it began to grow in early autumn through winter, becoming matured in Spring, when the sea water temperature was 11.6-15.2 °C (53-59 °F) in average. (1). Also called "devil weed", this species has invaded the Eastern Pacific, beginning in Baja California and advancing north along the California coastline.
References
- Sargassum horneri information sheet
- (1)Bay, O. (1984). Ecological Studies of Sargassum horneri ( TURNER ), 50(7), 1193–1200.
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