Agarum clathratum
Dumort.
Sea Colander
Synonyms: Agarum cibrosum, Agarum cibrum, Agarum gmelinii, Agarum turneri f. integra, Fucus agarum, Laminaria agarum
CLASSIFICATION
Main Group: Protoctist
Sublevel 1:
Stramenopiles
Sublevel 2:
Brown Algae
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Division:
Ochrophyta
Class: Phaeophyceae Order: Laminariales Family: Agaraceae Genus: Agarum Species: Agarum clathratum
STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND
Origin:
Native
Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?:
No
Rarity Designations:
There are no rarity listings for protoctists.
The federal government and New England states do not evaluate
protoctists for rarity.
BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY
Feeding Type:
Photoautotroph
HABITAT
ASSOCIATED SPECIES
PHOTOS OF
Agarum clathratum
PHOTOS OF SPECIES ASSOCIATIONS