Seaweed Species

Na⁺

(mg∙g⁻¹)

K⁺

(mg∙g⁻¹)

[Na⁺: K⁺]

Tissue type

Salinity

(euhaline^#)

Reference

Chondrus crispus

42.7

31.8

2.28

Whole plant

Seawater

[18]

Fucus vesiculosus

54.7

43.2

2.15

Whole Plant

Seawater

[18]

Laminaria digitata

38.2

115.8

0.56

Whole plant

Seawater

[18]

Porphyra tenera

36.3

35.0

1.77

Whole plant

Seawater

[18]

Sargassum mangarevense

14.6

70.2

0.35

Whole plant

Seawater

[19]

Turbinaria ornate

19.3

112.2

0.29

Whole plant

Seawater

[19]

Undaria pinnatifida

70.6

86.9

1.38

Whole plant

Seawater

[18]

Mean ± STD

39.5 ± 7.3

70.7 ± 13.4

1.25 ± 0.32