Seaweed

Seaweed refers to several species of macroscopic, multicellular, marine algae that live near the seabed (benthic).

The term includes some members of the red, brown, and green algae. Seaweeds can also be classified by use (as food, medicine, fertilizer, filtration, industrial, etc.). The study of seaweed is known as phycology.

Taxonomy

A seaweed may belong to one of several groups of multicellular algae: the red algae, green algae, and brown algae. As these three groups do not have a common multicellular ancestor, the seaweeds are in a polyphyletic group. In addition, some tuft-forming bluegreen algae (Cyanobacteria) are sometimes considered to be seaweeds — "seaweed" is a colloquial term and lacks a formal definition.

Structure

Seaweeds' appearance somewhat resembles non-arboreal terrestrial plants.

  • thallus: the algal body
    • lamina or blade: a flattened structure that is somewhat leaf-like
      • sorus: a spore cluster
      • on Fucus, air bladder: a floatation-assisting organ on the blade
      • on kelp, float: a floatation-assisting organ between the lamina and stipe
    • stipe: a stem-like structure, may be absent
    • holdfast: a specialized basal structure providing attachment to a surface, often a rock or another alga
    • haptera: a finger-like extension of the holdfast anchoring to a benthic substrate
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    Seaweed (band)

    Seaweed is an American band from Tacoma, Washington who were active throughout the 1990s. Their style of music is a combination of punk rock and grunge, mostly due to its "dirty" sound.

    History

    In their early days, Seaweed was signed to Washington's Sub Pop, but later released albums on Hollywood Records and Merge Records. Seaweed's contemporaries during the time of their existence included Mudhoney, Samiam, Jawbreaker and tourmates Superchunk and Quicksand. Their song "Kid Candy" was featured as a music video in an episode of Beavis and Butt-head.

    The band toured extensively in the United States with Green Day, Superchunk and Bad Religion as well as overseas, including shows in Brazil with Garage Fuzz. They were well known for their cover of Fleetwood Mac's "Go Your Own Way", which appeared in the movie Clerks. In 2006, their song "Losing Skin" appeared on the soundtrack for the video game NHL 2K7.

    On May 15, 2007, the band announced, via MySpace, that they had reformed and were writing a new album, tentatively titled Small Engine Repair. They also announced several live dates. They did release a 7 inch single in 2011 on the punk record label No Idea, titled "Service Deck" / "The Weight".

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    Seaweed (disambiguation)

    Seaweed is a generic name for various types of underwater algae. The term may also refer to:

  • Seaweed (band), an American rock band
  • Seaweed (musician), a rock musician
  • Seaweed (British musician), stage name of Christopher Lenox-Smith, keyboard player for the Ozric Tentacles
  • Edible seaweed, algae that can be eaten or used in the preparation of food
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