Sargassum

Summary

Sargassum is a taxon^[1]. Sargassum has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Sargassum's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Sargassum is classified at the rank of genus^[4].
• Sargassum belongs to the parent taxon Sargassaceae^[5].
• Under binomial nomenclature, Sargassum is Sargassum^[6].
• Sargassum's Commons category is recorded as Sargassum^[7].
• The taxonomic type of Sargassum is Sargassum bacciferum^[8].
• Sargassum's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sargassum^[9].
• Sargassum's described by source is recorded as The Encyclopedia Americana^[10].
• Sargassum's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[11].
• Sargassum's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work^[12].
• Sargassum's AlgaeBase URL is recorded as https://www.algaebase.org/search/genus/detail/?genus_id=77^[13].
• Sargassum is commonly known as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'sargaço'}^[14].
• Sargassum is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'サルガッソ'}^[15].
• Sargassum's has list is recorded as list of Sargassum species^[16].

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Classification

Sargassum's scientific name is Sargassum^[6]. Sargassum is classified at the rank of genus^[4]. Sargassum is classified within Sargassaceae^[5]. The taxonomic type of Sargassum is Sargassum bacciferum^[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'sargaço'}^[14] and {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'サルガッソ'}^[15].

Identifiers

Sargassum's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 130178^[17]. Sargassum's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 3015^[18]. Sargassum's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 9680^[19]. Sargassum's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3196548^[20]. Sargassum's ITIS TSN is recorded as 11389^[21].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Sargassum include Sargasso Sea^[22], a sea^[23].

Why It Matters

Sargassum has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Sargassum is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[24]

Entities named for Sargassum include Sargasso Sea^[22], a sea^[23].