Sargassum siliquastrum

Sargassum siliquastrum is a brown alga species in the genus Sargassum.

Sargassum siliquastrum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Clade:	Sar
Clade:	Stramenopiles
Phylum:	Ochrophyta
Class:	Phaeophyceae
Order:	Fucales
Family:	Sargassaceae
Genus:	Sargassum
Species:	S. siliquastrum
Binomial name
Sargassum siliquastrum (Mertens ex Turner) C.Agardh, 1820
Subspecies
Sargassum siliquastrum var. nipponense Grunow Sargassum siliquastrum var. capitellatum Grunow Sargassum siliquastrum var. pyriferum Harvey
Synonyms
Sargassum tortile (C.Agardh) C.Agardh, 1820

Sargachromanols are bio-active isolates of S. siliquastrum. It has anti-inflammatory effect.^[1]

See also

• List of Sargassum species