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Sargassum Seaweed
Sargassum fluitans
Location: Isla Mujeres, Mexico
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Sargassum Seaweed
Category:
Brown Algae
Scientific Name:
Sargassum fluitans
Size:
0.5 to 1.5 ft. (15 to 45 cm)
Depth:
0-3 ft. (0-1 m)
Distribution:
Caribbean, Bahamas, South Florida
Ochrophyta
(Phylum)
└Phaeophyceae
(Class)
└Sargassaceae
(Family)
└Sargassum
(Genus)
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