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SARGASSO WEED [1 record]

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Record 1 2003-08-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Algae
DEF

Any seaweed of the genus Sargassum widely distributed in the warmer waters of the globe, as Sargassum bacciferum the common gulfweed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Algues
DEF

Algue brune (Fucacées) à thalle rameux, très répandue au nord-est des Antilles (mer des Sargasses).

DEF

Les sargasses sont de grandes algues très différenciées [...] la plupart des espèces vivent fixées sur les rochers des côtes d'Australie ou d'Amérique. Dans l'Atlantique, on en rencontre de véritables prairies flottantes : c'est la célèbre mer des Sargasses.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Algas
DEF

Cualquier alga del género Sargassum.

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