Sargassum pallidum

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]

Sargassum pallidum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Chromista
Phylum: Ochrophyta
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

References
  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.
  2. Xu Li & Wang Wei (2002). Chinese Materia Medica: Combinations and Applications. Donica Publishing Ltd. p. 425. ISBN 978-1-901149-02-9.
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