documents support news uses for sargassum update: / / sargassum is a large seaweed genus which prefers the open waters of the tropics, although some species can be found clinging to rocks closer to shore. members of this genus are referred to as "sargassum" by both biologists and laypeople, an example...
of a situation where the scientific name for something is also its common name. many people are familiar with the concept of sargassum, thanks to the fame of the sargasso sea, a remarkable feature in the atlantic ocean which has been a topic of discussion and commentary for hundreds of years. like other...