gulfweed
Floating brown algae
Gulfweed is a brown seaweed that floats in large masses on the open ocean, particularly in the Sargasso Sea of the North Atlantic.
Its fronds bear small air bladders that keep it buoyant.
Also called sargassum.
The ship pushed through thick mats of gulfweed.
Pelagic brown algae
- kelpLarge brown marine algae
- noriDried edible seaweed sheets
- dulseEdible red seaweed
- wakameEdible brown algae
bladderwrack · rockweed · sea lettuce · laver · agar · kombu
Boundaryless Atlantic gyre region
- AtlanticOcean bordering Europe
- gyreCircular or spiral motion
- horse latitudesSubtropical zones of calm
- Bermuda TriangleLegendary Atlantic danger zone
Christopher Columbus · eels · calm waters · subtropical · oceanography · biogeography · blue holes · exploration
Debris from wrecked vessels
- currentsDirectional flows of movement
- buoyancyFluid's upward resistance
- pelagicOf the open sea
- tidesPeriodic sea-level changes
rafting · floatation · windrows · mats · accumulation · debris · convergence · patches
Primitive aquatic photosynthesizers
- chlorophyllLight-harvesting plant pigment
- photosynthesisLight-to-sugar conversion in plants
- frondsDivided leaf blades
- bladdersHollow fluid-holding organs
holdfasts · thallus · macroalgae · branching · leafy
Ocean-dwelling shelled reptiles
- flying fishMarine glider with fins
- crabsClawed marine decapods
- shrimpSmall edible crustacean
- seahorsesSmall fish, curled tails
nudibranchs · nursery · refuge · camouflage · ecosystem · shelter · breeding · biodiversity
sargassum
Pelagic brown algae
wakame · bladderwrack · rockweed · sea lettuce · laver · agar · kombu
Sargasso Sea
Boundaryless Atlantic gyre region
- AtlanticOcean bordering Europe
- gyreCircular or spiral motion
- horse latitudesSubtropical zones of calm
Bermuda Triangle · Christopher Columbus · eels · calm waters · subtropical · oceanography · biogeography · blue holes · exploration
flotsam
Debris from wrecked vessels
tides · rafting · floatation · windrows · mats · accumulation · debris · convergence · patches · strandings
algae
Primitive aquatic photosynthesizers
- chlorophyllLight-harvesting plant pigment
- photosynthesisLight-to-sugar conversion in plants
- frondsDivided leaf blades
bladders · holdfasts · thallus · macroalgae · branching · leafy
sea turtles
Ocean-dwelling shelled reptiles
- flying fishMarine glider with fins
- crabsClawed marine decapods
- shrimpSmall edible crustacean
seahorses · nudibranchs · nursery · refuge · camouflage · ecosystem · shelter · breeding · biodiversity · epiphytes