Location: Roatan, Honduras
White-Vein Sargassum
Sargassum hystrix
White-Vein Sargassum
Category: Brown Algae
Scientific Name: Sargassum hystrix
Size: 4 to 16 in. (10 to 40 cm)
Depth: 30-330 ft. (10-100 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, South Florida
Ochrophyta (Phylum)
└Phaeophyceae (Class)
└Fucales (Order)
└Sargassaceae (Family)
└Sargassum (Genus)
└S. hystrix (Species)
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