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White-Vein Sargassum
Sargassum hystrix
Location: Roatan, Honduras
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White-Vein Sargassum
Category:
Brown Algae
Scientific Name:
Sargassum hystrix
Size:
4 to 16 in. (10 to 40 cm)
Depth:
30-330 ft. (10-100 m)
Distribution:
Caribbean, Bahamas, South Florida
Ochrophyta
(Phylum)
└Phaeophyceae
(Class)
└Sargassaceae
(Family)
└Sargassum
(Genus)
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