{"id":373,"date":"2021-07-10T20:08:19","date_gmt":"2021-07-10T20:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/?p=373"},"modified":"2021-07-10T20:08:19","modified_gmt":"2021-07-10T20:08:19","slug":"sargassum-hystrix-sp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/?p=373","title":{"rendered":"Sargassum hystrix sp."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/sargassumfluitans2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-374\" width=\"325\" height=\"523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/sargassumfluitans2.jpg 391w, https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/sargassumfluitans2-186x300.jpg 186w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 325px) 85vw, 325px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Species of the brown algae <em>Sargassum<\/em> are among the most prolific of all brown algae in the Caribbean. These include both the anchored and free floating varieties. As a group, they are highly variable in shape, size and distribution and can survive in much cooler water than other tropical macro algae. The anchored varieties are of the most interest to the aquarium hobby, as the free floating patches such as <em>S. fluitans <\/em>are not easily kept. This species features elongated, dark brown leaves with a distinctive white mid rib. This particular variation, identified as <em>buxifolium<\/em> (pictured) shares the same basic characteristics, but lacks the pronounced mid rib.\u00a0 It&#8217;s a shallow water variety, found in depths of up to 50ft, that grows attached to rocks or other hard surfaces by a single holdfast. Most anchored varieties have a very sturdy, thick upright, that is able to securely anchor itself in very turbulent environments. In the aquarium they require bright lighting and moderate to high flow rates for optimal growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/saragassumfluitans1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-375\" width=\"360\" height=\"569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/saragassumfluitans1.jpg 372w, https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/saragassumfluitans1-190x300.jpg 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 85vw, 360px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Scientific Name: Sargassum hystrix sp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Common Name: Sargassum<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Origin: Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, Atlantic<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Depth Collected: 3 &#8211; 45 feet<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maximum Height : 24&#8243;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Growth Rate: Slow<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Light: High<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Temperature: 68-78<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Propagation: Fragmentation, Sporulation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Difficulty: Advanced<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Food Value: Not very palatable<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nutrient Uptake: Fair<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Flow Rate: Moderate to High<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Species of the brown algae Sargassum are among the most prolific of all brown algae in the Caribbean. These include both the anchored and free floating varieties. As a group, they are highly variable in shape, size and distribution and can survive in much cooler water than other tropical macro algae. The anchored varieties are &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/?p=373\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Sargassum hystrix sp.&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-373","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-brown-macroalgae"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/373","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=373"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/373\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":376,"href":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/373\/revisions\/376"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=373"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=373"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}