Overview
Ascophyllum nodosum is a species of seaweed.
Classification
Empire: Eukaryota[1]
Kingdom: Chromista[1,2], Plantae[3,4]
Subkingdom: Harosa[2]
Infrakingdom: Heterokonta[2]
Subphylum: Phaeista[2]
Infraphylum: Limnista[2]
Superclass: Fucistia[2]
Phylum: Ochrophyta[1,2,4], Phaeophycophyta[3]
Class: Phaeophyceae[1,2,3], Ulvophyceae[4]
Subclass: Fucophycidae[1,2]
Order: Fucales[1,2,3]
Family: Fucaceae[1,2,3]
Genus: Ascophyllum[1,2,3]
Species: nodosum[1,3]
Original Name
Fucus nodosus[1,5]
Synonyms
Ascophylla laevigata[1,5,6], Ascophylla laevigatum[3], Ascophylla nodosa[1,2], Ascophyllum mackayi f. robertsonii[1,2], Ascophyllum robertsonii[1,2], Chordaria scorpioides[1,2], Fistularia mackayi[2,3], Fistularia nodosa[1,2,3], Fucodium nodosum[1,5,6], Fucus mackayi[3], Fucus nodosus[1,3,5], Fucus scorpioides[2,3], Halicoccus nodosus[1,2,5], Halidrys nodosa[5,6], Halidrys siliquosa var. minor[1,2], Ozothallia nodosa[1,5,6], Ozothallia vulgaris[1,2], Physocaulon nodosum[1,5,6]
Common Names
Asco[1], Bottle Kelp[5], Dental Macroalgae, Dental Seaweed, Egg Wrack[1,7], Horse-Tang[5], Irish Seaweed[8], Knobbed Wrack[1,5], Knotted Kelp[4,9], Knotted Wrack[1,3,5], North Atlantic Kelp[10], Norwegian Kelp[4,9], Pig-Tang[5], Rockweed[4,5,7], Sea Whistle(s)[1,5], Wormweed[11], Yellow Tang[1,5], Yellow Wrack[12]
These common names may not be unique to the species Ascophyllum nodosum.
IUCN Status
Classified as “Not Rare/Scarce” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.[13]
Description
A large brown seaweed that prefers sheltered waters.[3,13] Male plants grow to 2 metres whilst female plants are smaller.[13] The species has long strap-like fronds[13,14] which are flexible and slimy, with large egg-shaped air bladders.[13]
Distribution
Commonly found off the coast of Canada, America, Ireland, England, Scotland and Norway. Does not occur naturally in Australian waters.
Composition
See Nutrition Data
Uses
Coming soon...
References
- Guiry MD, Guiry GM. Ascophyllum nodosum (Linnaeus) Le Jolis [Internet]. AlgaeBase. 2019. Available from: http://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=5
- Ascophyllum nodosum (Linnaeus) Le Jolis, 1863 [Internet]. WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species. Available from: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=145541
- California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC). Ascophyllum nodosum [Internet]. National Exotic Marine and Estuarine Species Information System. Available from: http://invasions.si.edu/nemesis/calnemo/SpeciesSummary.jsp?TSN=11331
- Telnes K. Rockweed - Ascophyllum nodosum [Internet]. The Marine Flora & Fauna of Norway. Available from: http://www.seawater.no/flora/brown/nodosum.html
- Baardseth E. Synopsis of Biological Data on Knobbed Wrack Ascophyllum nodosum (Linnaeus) Le Jolis [Internet]. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; 1970. Available from: http://www.fao.org/docrep/017/b0672e/b0672e.pdf
- Sharp G. Ascophyllum nodosum and its harvesting in Eastern Canada [Internet]. Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations. Available from: http://www.fao.org/3/x5819e/x5819e04.htm
- Patel K. Ascophyllum nodosum [Internet]. Examine.com. 2018. Available from: https://examine.com/supplements/ascophyllum-nodosum/
- Arramara. TitanTM Seaweed [Internet]. Available from: https://www.arramara.ie/
- Wilson L. The Benefits of Kelp [Internet]. Dr. Wilson. Available from: http://drlwilson.com/articles/KELP.HTM
- Sea Kelp – Ascophyllum Nodosum [Internet]. New Age Nutrients. Available from: http://www.newagenutrients.com/education/sea-kelp-ascophyllum-nodosum/
- Sheehan TF. Ascophyllum nodosum- Wormweed [Internet]. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jwWG1HgJhM
- Super Kelp [Internet]. Henry Blooms Health Products. Available from: http://www.henryblooms.com.au/products/super-kelp/
- Hill J, White N. Knotted wrack (Ascophyllum nodosum) [Internet]. Marine Life Information Network (MarLIN), The Marine Biological Association of the UK. 2008. Available from: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/547f2b71-ba25-4254-aaf1-4823600e7784
- Guiry MD. Ascophyllum nodosum (L.) Le Jolis [Internet]. The Seaweed Site. Available from: http://www.seaweed.ie/descriptions/ascophyllum_nodosum.php