Sargassum

See also: sargassum

Translingual

Etymology

A New Latin form of Portuguese sargaço, in turn from Latin salicastrum.

Proper noun

Sargassum n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Sargassaceae – a common brown alga that makes up some common seaweed.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Chromista - kingdom; Harosa - subkingdom; Halvaria - infrakingdom; Heterokonta - superphylum; Ochrophyta - phylum; Phaeophyceae - class; Fucophycidae - subclass; Fucales - order; Sargassaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): For the numerous species see Sargassum at AlgaeBase

References

• Sargassum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Sargassum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Sargassum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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Sargassum at National Center for Biotechnology Information

• Sargassum at AlgaeBase