Sealife guideThe Dictyotales orderThe taxonomy of marine species

Explore the taxonomy of the sea plants and especially the algae and kelps !

The kelps

The sargassum

Forkweed
(Dictyota dichotoma)

Marine peacock's tail
(Padina pavonica)

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Baleine de minke naine
(Balaenoptera acutorostrata)