Algae have been used since ancient times as food, fodder, fertilizer and as source of
medicine. Nowadays seaweeds represent an unlimited source of the raw materials used in …

High diversity of marine macroalgae is reported for Mexican coasts, including numerous
endemic species. Seaweed research in Mexico has focused on the northern regions of the …

The brown alga Sargassum provides a natural substrate occupied by hydrozoans in shallow
marine waters. A global count in 2007 listed 39 epibiotic species of Hydrozoa growing on …

The recognition of many species of Sargassum has been difficult because morphological
characters show significant phenotypic variation depending on habitat, season, or even …

Macroalgae availability is thought to be a major driver of the diet of marine herbivores. In
subtropical regions, macroalgal biomass is highly seasonal and the diet of herbivores …

Sargassum species play a key role in habitat formation in tropical and subtropical regions;
however, species identification has been hampered by the phenological plasticity exhibited …

Sargassum species are known for their capacity to accumulate toxic elements, which may
pose environmental risks and limit their use. Arsenic accumulation in Sargassum may vary …

The genus Sargassum comprises both benthic and holopelagic species, serving as
basibionts for numerous marine organisms, including frequent epibiotic occurrences of …

The species-level taxonomy of the marine brown algal genus Sargassum is problematic. To
resolve some of these systematic issues in the northern China seas, a molecular analysis of …

The marine macroalgae of Madagascar have been poorly studied, probably due to
difficulties in accessing most of the 4,828 kms of coastline spreading across more than 14° …