Sargassum pallidum

Sargassum pallidum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
(unranked):	SAR
Superphylum:	Heterokonta
Class:	Phaeophyceae
Order:	Fucales
Family:	Sargassaceae
Genus:	Sargassum
Species:	S. pallidum
Binomial name
	Sargassum pallidum; (Turner) C.Agardh, 1820
Synonyms
	Fucus pallidus Turner, 1808; Halochloa pallida (Turner) Kützing, 1849;

Sargassum pallidum is a species of seaweed native to East Asia and Southeast Asia. It belongs to the subgenus Bactrophycus, section Teretia of the genus Sargassum.^[1] Along with Sargassum fusiforme, S. pallidum is often dried and processed into a traditional Chinese medicine known as Hai Zao or Herba Sargassi.^[2]

References

^ M.D. Guiry (2010). Guiry MD, Guiry GM (eds.). "Sargassum pallidum (Turner) C.Agardh, 1820". AlgaeBase. National University of Ireland, Galway. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
^ Xu Li & Wang Wei (2002). Chinese Materia Medica: Combinations and Applications. Donica Publishing Ltd. p. 425. ISBN 1-901149-02-1.

[worms-1] M.D. Guiry (2010). Guiry MD, Guiry GM (eds.). "Sargassum pallidum (Turner) C.Agardh, 1820". AlgaeBase. National University of Ireland, Galway. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved February 6, 2012.

[B1-2] Xu Li & Wang Wei (2002). Chinese Materia Medica: Combinations and Applications. Donica Publishing Ltd. p. 425. ISBN 1-901149-02-1.

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