Sargassum siliquastrum

Short description: Species of seaweed

Sargassum siliquastrum

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Clade:  | Diaphoretickes
Clade:  | SAR
Clade:  | Stramenopiles
Phylum:  | Gyrista
Subphylum:  | Ochrophytina
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

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

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

## See also

* List of Sargassum species

## References

1. ↑ "Anti-inflammatory effect of sargachromanol G isolated from Sargassum siliquastrum in RAW 264.7 cells". Arch Pharm Res 35 (8): 1421–30. August 2012. doi:10.1007/s12272-012-0812-5. PMID 22941485.

## External links

Wikidata ☰ Q22285687 entry

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