Sargassum natans explained

Sargassum natans is a species of brown algae in the family Sargassaceae. In English the species goes by the common names common gulfweed, narrowleaf gulfweed, or spiny gulfweed.^[1]

It occurs in the Sargasso Sea. It is also pelagic^[2] and reproduces by fragmentation.^[3] It, along with Sargassum fluitans, have been credited with plaguing beach tourism industry in Yucatán^[4] and South Florida.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Book: Pereira, Leonel. Edible Seaweeds of the World. 2016-01-08. CRC Press. 978-1-4987-3050-1. en.
2. Book: Coulombe, Deborah A.. Seaside Naturalist. 1990-02-14. Simon and Schuster. 978-0-671-76503-3. 36. en.
3. Book: Fleurence. Joël. Seaweed in Health and Disease Prevention. Levine. Ira. 2016-04-05. Academic Press. 978-0-12-802793-6. en.
4. Web site: El sargazo: La macroalga desatada que amenaza al Caribe mexicano .
5. Web site: Sargassum Seaweed in South Florida . 31 August 2018 .