Reported commercial distribution of brown seaweeds (Phylum Phaeophyta) by genus, species and country Distribution information and other data specific to genera and species are being prepared for each genus shown in the Browns Index. Meanwhile the lengthy table below summarises known distributions. |
| Genus |
species |
Country |
| Alaria |
crassifolia |
Japan |
| Alaria |
esculenta |
Iceland |
| Alaria |
esculenta |
Ireland |
| Alaria |
esculenta |
United States of America |
| Alaria |
fitulosa |
United States of America |
| Alaria |
marginata |
Canada |
| Ascophyllum |
nodosum |
Canada |
| Ascophyllum |
nodosum |
China |
| Ascophyllum |
nodosum |
France |
| Ascophyllum |
nodosum |
Iceland |
| Ascophyllum |
nodosum |
Ireland |
| Ascophyllum |
nodosum |
Norway |
| Ascophyllum |
nodosum |
United Kingdom |
| Ascophyllum |
nodosum |
United States of America |
| Cladisiphon |
okamuranus |
Japan |
| Cystoseira |
barbata |
Egypt |
| Desmarestia |
spp. |
United States of America |
| Durvillaea |
antarctica |
Chile |
| Durvillaea |
potatorum |
Australia |
| Ecklonia |
cava |
Japan |
| Ecklonia |
maxima |
South Africa |
| Ecklonia |
stolonifera |
Korea, North |
| Ecklonia |
stolonifera |
Korea, South |
| Egregia |
menziesii |
Canada |
| Fucus |
gardneri |
Canada |
| Fucus |
gardneri |
United States of America |
| Fucus |
serratus |
France |
| Fucus |
serratus |
Ireland |
| Fucus |
spp. |
France |
| Fucus |
vesiculosus |
France |
| Fucus |
vesiculosus |
Ireland |
| Fucus |
vesiculosus |
Portugal |
| Hizikia |
fusiformis |
Japan |
| Hizikia |
fusiformis |
Korea, North |
| Hizikia |
fusiformis |
Korea, South |
| Hydroclathrus |
clathratus |
Bangladesh |
| Hydroclathrus |
clathratus |
Philippines |
| Laminaria |
angustata |
Japan |
| Laminaria |
bongardiana |
United States of America |
| Laminaria |
diabolica |
Japan |
| Laminaria |
digitata |
France |
| Laminaria |
digitata |
Ireland |
| Laminaria |
groenlandica |
Canada |
| Laminaria |
hyperborea |
Ireland |
| Laminaria |
hyperborea |
Norway |
| Laminaria |
hyperborea |
Spain |
| Laminaria |
hyperborea |
United Kingdom |
| Laminaria |
japonica |
China |
| Laminaria |
japonica |
Japan |
| Laminaria |
japonica |
Korea, North |
| Laminaria |
japonica |
Korea, South |
| Laminaria |
japonica |
Russia |
| Laminaria |
longicruris |
United States of America |
| Laminaria |
longissima |
Japan |
| Laminaria |
ochroleuca |
Spain |
| Laminaria |
octotensis |
Japan |
| Laminaria |
religiosa |
Japan |
| Laminaria |
religiosa |
Korea, North |
| Laminaria |
religiosa |
Korea, South |
| Laminaria |
saccharina |
Canada |
| Laminaria |
saccharina |
Ireland |
| Laminaria |
saccharina |
United States of America |
| Laminaria |
schinzii |
South Africa |
| Laminaria |
setchelli |
Canada |
| Lessonia |
nigrescens |
Chile |
| Lessonia |
nigrescens |
Peru |
| Lessonia |
trabeculata |
Chile |
| Macrocystis |
integrifolia |
Canada |
| Macrocystis |
integrifolia |
Peru |
| Macrocystis |
integrifolia |
United States of America |
| Macrocystis |
pyrifera |
Argentina |
| Macrocystis |
pyrifera |
Australia |
| Macrocystis |
pyrifera |
Chile |
| Macrocystis |
pyrifera |
Mexico |
| Macrocystis |
pyrifera |
Peru |
| Macrocystis |
pyrifera |
United States of America |
| Nemacystis |
decipiens |
Japan |
| Nereocystis |
luetkaena |
Canada |
| Nereocystis |
luetkaena |
United States of America |
| Pelvetia |
siliquosa |
Korea, North |
| Pelvetia |
siliquosa |
Korea, South |
| Postelsia |
spp. |
United States of America |
| Sargassum |
aquifolium |
Indonesia |
| Sargassum |
crassifolium |
Thailand |
| Sargassum |
crassifolium |
Vietnam |
| Sargassum |
filipendula |
Egypt |
| Sargassum |
gramminifolium |
Vietnam |
| Sargassum |
henslowianum |
Vietnam |
| Sargassum |
horneri |
Korea, North |
| Sargassum |
horneri |
Korea, South |
| Sargassum |
ilicifolium |
India |
| Sargassum |
mcclurei |
Vietnam |
| Sargassum |
myriocystum |
India |
| Sargassum |
oligocystum |
Thailand |
| Sargassum |
polycystum |
India |
| Sargassum |
polycystum |
Thailand |
| Sargassum |
polycystum |
Vietnam |
| Sargassum |
siliquosum |
Indonesia |
| Sargassum |
siliquosum |
Vietnam |
| Sargassum |
spp. |
Bangladesh |
| Sargassum |
spp. |
Brazil |
| Sargassum |
spp. |
Burma |
| Sargassum |
spp. |
Malaysia |
| Sargassum |
spp. |
Philippines |
| Sargassum |
spp. |
Thailand |
| Sargassum |
spp. |
United States of America |
| Sargassum |
spp. |
Vietnam |
| Sargassum |
vachelliannum |
Vietnam |
| Sargassum |
wightii |
India |
| Scytosiphon |
lomentaria |
France |
| Scytosiphon |
lomentaria |
Korea, N |
| Scytosiphon |
lomentaria |
Korea, S |
| Turbinaria |
conoides |
India |
| Turbinaria |
decurrens |
India |
| Turbinaria |
ornata |
India |
| Turbinaria |
spp. |
Philippines |
| Turbinaria |
spp. |
Vietnam |
| Undaria |
peterseniana |
Korea, North |
| Undaria |
peterseniana |
Korea, South |
| Undaria |
pinnitifida |
Australia |
| Undaria |
pinnitifida |
China |
| Undaria |
pinnitifida |
France |
| Undaria |
pinnitifida |
Japan |
| Undaria |
pinnitifida |
Korea, North |
| Undaria |
pinnitifida |
Korea, South |
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