Sargassum siliquastrum is a brown alga species in the genus Sargassum.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | SAR |
Clade: | Stramenopiles |
Phylum: | Gyrista |
Subphylum: | Ochrophytina |
Class: | Phaeophyceae |
Order: | Fucales |
Family: | Sargassaceae |
Genus: | Sargassum |
Species: | S. siliquastrum
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Binomial name | |
Sargassum siliquastrum (Mertens ex Turner) C.Agardh, 1820
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Subspecies | |
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Synonyms | |
Sargassum tortile (C.Agardh) C.Agardh, 1820 |
Sargachromanols are bio-active isolates of S. siliquastrum. It has anti-inflammatory effect.[1]
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