Taxonomy Change

old name

Sargassum ilicifolium var. marginatum

new name

Sargassum marginatum

USE: Sargassum ilicifolium var. marginatum

REFERENCES: Used as food in India for the preparation of “Pasta”. The NMI fatty acid (non-methylene interrupted, C20:2n11,16) found in S. marginatum is thought to correlate with apoptotic activity in human blood cancer cells (HL-60)