Desmarestia aculeata
| Desmarestia aculeata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes | 
| Clade: | Sar | 
| Clade: | Stramenopiles | 
| Phylum: | Ochrophyta | 
| Class: | Phaeophyceae | 
| Order: | Desmarestiales | 
| Family: | Desmarestiaceae | 
| Genus: | Desmarestia | 
| Species: | D. aculeata  | 
| Binomial name | |
| Desmarestia aculeata | |
Desmarestia aculeata is a species of brown algae found worldwide. Its common names include color changer, Desmarest's flattened weed, and sea sorrel, though the last name can refer to other species of Desmarestia.