Sargassum natans Narrowleaf Sargasso, Common Gulfweed,

Sargassum natans is commonly referred to as Narrowleaf Sargasso, Common Gulfweed,. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

18651 

AphiaID:

145560 

Scientific:

Sargassum natans 

German:

Schmalblättriges Sargassum 

English:

Narrowleaf Sargasso, Common Gulfweed, 

Category:

Brown algae 

Family tree:

Chromista (Kingdom) > Ochrophyta (Phylum) > Phaeophyceae (Class) > Fucales (Order) > Sargassaceae (Family) > Sargassum (Genus) > natans (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Linnaeus) Gaillon, 1828 

Occurrence:

Kuwait, Barbados, Australia, Azores, Belize, Brazil, China, Columbia, Costa Rica, European Coasts, France, French Polynesia, Gabon, Gulf of Maine, Gulf of Mexico, India, Indonesia, Madeira, Mauritius, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, North Atlantic Ocean, North-West-Atlantic, Philippines, Portugal, Red Sea, Sargasso Sea, Spain, Sri Lanka, the Canary Islands, the Cape Verde Archipelago, the Caribbean, Vietnam 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Habitats:

Seawater, Sea water, Water column 

Temperature:

°F - 77 °F (°C - 25°C) 

Food:

Photosynthesis 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Sargassum aquifolium
  Seetang
• 
  Sargassum fluitans
  Golftang
• 
  Sargassum fulvellum
  Seetang, Seelilie, Golfkraut, Jinba-Alge
• 
  Sargassum horneri
  Devil Weed, Seetang
• 
  Sargassum incisifolium
  Seetang, Braunalge
• 
  Sargassum muticum
  Japanischer Beerentang
• 
  Sargassum natans
  Schmalblättriges Sargassum
• 
  Sargassum vulgare (uncertain)
  Beerentang (uncertain)

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2026-09-30 19:36:05 

Last edit:

2026-09-30 19:47:26 

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