brown algae
Phaeophyceae
The Phaeophyceae or brown algae (singular: alga), are a large group of mostly marine multicellular algae, including many seaweeds located in colder Northern Hemisphere waters. They play an important role in marine environments, both as food and as habitats. For instance, Macrocystis, a kelp of the order Laminariales, may reach 60 m (200 ft) in length and forms prominent underwater kelp forests. Kelp forests like these contain a high level of biodiversity. Another example is Sargassum, which creates...
6 branches of this class, most-observed first
Fucophycidae
subclassFucophycidae
Dictyotophycidae
subclassDictyotophycidae
Stschapoviales
orderStschapoviales
Ishigeophycidae
subclassIshigeophycidae
Discosporangiophycidae
subclassDiscosporangiophycidae
Zosterocarpus
genusZosterocarpus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 48220.