Superphylum Heterokonta Genus AscoseiraSkottsberg, Scientific name Ascoseira mirabilis | Class Phaeophyceae Species A. mirabilis Rank Order | |
Family AscoseiraceaeSkottsberg Similar Sporochnaceae, Desmarestiales, Ishige, Cutleriales, Sphacelariales | ||
Ascoseira is a monotypic genus of seaweed in the brown algae (class Phaeophyceae). The single and type species, Ascoseira mirabilis Skottsberg, is a large parenchymatous macroalgae, and is endemic to the Antarctic Ocean. Ascoseira is assigned to its own order. The alga grows in subtidal waters at depths of from 3 to 15 meters.
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