A massive stretch of bladderwrack seaweed in the Baltic Sea has just been revealed as one of nature’s biggest surprises. For years, scientists assumed it was a diverse population of marine plants, but ...

The clone of bladderwrack in the Baltic Sea was long assumed to be a separate species, which was called narrow seaweed. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have discovered that what was ...

Scientists discovered a massive clone specimen of seaweed a known as bladderwrack along the coast of Sweden, stretching some 310 miles. Bladderwrack can propagate both sexually and asexually ...

Mar. 4, 2025 — Researchers have discovered that what was previously thought to be a unique seaweed species of bladderwrack for the Baltic Sea is in fact a giant clone of common bladderwrack ...

It’s important that common bladderwrack survives; several species rely on it to provide shelter or food, including fish, snails, and crustaceans. If the seaweed can’t adapt, it increases the ...

In the brakish waters of the Baltic Sea, bladderwrack is the dominant seaweed species as it is one of the few seaweed species that can tolerate low salinity. The seaweed forms large forests from ...

Normally, female bladderwrack seaweed plants reproduce through sexual fertilization with male bladderwrack seaweed plants. “This clone comprises millions of individuals, and in some areas ...

A giant clone of bladderwrack seaweed, potentially the world's largest clone, has been identified in the Baltic Sea. This clone, spanning over 500 km, was previously mistaken for a separate species.