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Sargassum

Phaeophyceae

Taxonomy
Sargassum was named by Agardh (1820). It is extant.

It was assigned to Fucales by Andrews (1970).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1820Sargassum Agardh
1970Sargassum Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomProtista
phylumOchrophyta
classPhaeophyceae
RankNameAuthor
—Fucales
genusSargassumAgardh 1820

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Sargassum Agardh 1820
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