Phycology
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Phycology is the scientific study of algae. Also known as algology, phycology is a branch of life science.
Kelp in Hazards Bay, Freycinet National Park, Tasmania, Australia
Tree of life by Haeckel
Sargassum
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Sargassum is a genus of brown macroalgae in the order Fucales of the class Phaeophyceae. This brown macroalgae is spread predominantly in tropical and subtropical areas. It comes from the Sargasso Sea
Phycology
…other microalgae); many others are multicellular to one degree or another, some of these growing to large size (for example, seaweeds such as kelp and Sargassum). A number of microscopic algae also occur as symbionts in lichens…
Sargassum weeds closeup
Aerial view of floating Sargassum near the coral reef crest in La Parguera, Puerto Rico (June 2021)
Close-up of Sargassum, showing the air bladders that help it stay afloat
Watercolour illustration of Sargassum seaweed specimens