Class

Common name: Brown Algae

Scientific name: Phaeophyceae

Phaeophyceae, commonly known as brown algae, are a class of algae found primarily in marine environments. They are notable for their distinctive brown color, which arises from the presence of the pigment fucoxanthin. Brown algae encompass a variety of forms, ranging from small filaments to large, complex seaweeds like kelps. They play a crucial role in marine ecosystems, providing habitat and food for a multitude of organisms. In reef aquariums, certain species of brown algae can be beneficial, contributing to nutrient cycling and serving as a natural food source for herbivorous fish and invertebrates. However, some species may grow excessively and need to be managed to prevent overgrowth.

  1. Common name: Dictyota bartayresiana
    Scientific name: Dictyota bartayresiana
  2. Colorful algae Dictyota dichotoma with Ceramium Sp. underwater in the Mediterranean sea, Spain
    Common name: forkweed
    Scientific name: Dictyota dichotoma
  3. Spiral Wrack (Fucus spiralis) seaweed exposed at low tide
    Common name: An Chasfheamainn
    Scientific name: Fucus spiralis
  4. Bl Bladderwrack, Fucus vesiculosus
    Common name: Bladder Wrack
    Scientific name: Fucus vesiculosus
  5. Seaweed or Laminaria lies on the sand by the ocean, Kunashir Island
    Common name: Oarweed
    Scientific name: Laminaria digitata
  6. The underwater kelp forests off San Clemente Island in California's Channel Islands are some of the most beautiful in the world.
    Common name: giant kelp
    Scientific name: Macrocystis pyrifera
  7. Brown algae of the genus Padina Pavonica on the rock after low tide.
    Common name: Peacock's Tail
    Scientific name: Padina australis
  8. Marine life, Liuqiu island, Taiwan
    Common name: Funnelweed
    Scientific name: Padina gymnospora
  9. Algae Padina pavonica underwater in the Atlantic ocean, Spain, Galicia
    Common name: Peacock's Tail
    Scientific name: Padina pavonica
  10. Common name: Sargassum filipendula
    Scientific name: Sargassum filipendula
  11. Brown Sargassum fluitans sea macroalgae
    Common name: Gulfweed
    Scientific name: Sargassum fluitans
  12. A rare Sargassum Shrimp. Underwater macro world of Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia.
    Common name: Sargassum Shrimp
    Scientific name: Sargassum hystrix
  13. Common name: Sargassum johnstonii
    Scientific name: Sargassum johnstonii
  14. Common name: gulf weed
    Scientific name: Sargassum natans
  15. Common name: Sargassum polyphyllum
    Scientific name: Sargassum polyphyllum
  16. Brown algae
    Common name: Gulfweed
    Scientific name: Sargassum sinicola
  17. Ramo di alga Sargassum vulgare con vescicole
    Common name: Sargassum Weed
    Scientific name: Sargassum vulgare
  18. Common name: Peacock's Tail
    Scientific name: Stypopodium zonale