Sargassum fluitans
System : Marine
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Plantae
Phaeophycophyta
Phaeophyceae
Fucales
Sargassaceae
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Sargassum hystrix , var. fluitans B�rgesen 1914
Fucus baccifer , var. oblongifolius Turner 1807
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Compiler: IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group

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Publication date: 2011-08-12

Recommended citation: Global Invasive Species Database (2025) Species profile: Sargassum fluitans. Downloaded from http://iucngisd.org/gisd/species.php?sc=1837 on 14-03-2025.

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3 references found for Sargassum fluitans

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Anonymous 2007. Preliminary assessment of risks for the ships sea chests mediated introduction of nonindigenous species in the Eastern Canadian waters. Canadian Manuscript Report of Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences. 2824 2007. 1-25,VI.
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Sargassum fluitans
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(2025). Sargassum fluitans. IUCN Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT).