Cystoseira
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Cystoseira is a brown alga in the order Fucales.
[edit] Description
Cystoseira is characterized by highly differentiated basal and apical regions and presence of catenate pneumatocysts (air-vesicles).
[edit] Distribution
Cystoseira is one of the most widely distributed genera of the Fucales order and provides an essential habitat for many epiphytes, invertebrates, and fish. Cystoseira is found mostly in temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, such as the Mediterranean, Indian, and Pacific Oceans.
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