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seaweed

Term

Marine algae, saltwater dwelling, simple organisms that fall into the rather outdated, general category of 'plants'. Most of them are red (6 000 species), brown (2 000 species) or green (1 200 species) and most are attached by holdfasts, which have an anchorage function.

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Definition source publication

National University of Ireland, Galway.

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http://seaweed.ucg.ie/defaulttuesday.html

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National University of Ireland, Galway

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