| Sargassum pallidum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Stramenopiles |
| Phylum: | Gyrista |
| Subphylum: | Ochrophytina |
| Class: | Phaeophyceae |
| Order: | Fucales |
| Family: | Sargassaceae |
| Genus: | Sargassum |
| Species: | S. pallidum |
| Binomial name | |
| Sargassum pallidum (Turner) C.Agardh, 1820 | |
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Sargassum pallidum is a species of seaweed native to East Asia and Southeast Asia. It belongs to the subgenus Bactrophycus, section Teretia of the genus Sargassum. Along with Sargassum fusiforme, S. pallidum is often dried and processed into a traditional Chinese medicine known as Hai Zao or Herba Sargassi.
References
- M.D. Guiry (2010). Guiry MD, Guiry GM (eds.). "Sargassum pallidum (Turner) C.Agardh, 1820". AlgaeBase. National University of Ireland, Galway. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
- Xu Li & Wang Wei (2002). Chinese Materia Medica: Combinations and Applications. Donica Publishing Ltd. p. 425. ISBN 978-1-901149-02-9.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Sargassum pallidum | |