Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

White-Vein Sargassum
White-Vein Sargassum
Scientific Name: Sargassum hystrix
Class: Phaeophyceae
Family: Sargassaceae
Category: Brown Algae
Size: 4 to 16 in. (10 to 40 cm)  
Depth: 30-330 ft. (10-100 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, South Florida

Algae
Brown Algae

White-Vein Sargassum

Y Branched Algae

Encrusting Fan-Leaf Alga

Leafy Rolled-Blade Alga

White Scroll Alga

Sargassum Seaweed



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