Common Names
Common Names in English:
Atlantic Wakame, Badderlocks, Henware, Kelp, Keys, Kutare, Murlin
Description
Habitat
Typically found in the intertidal zone at the water's edge at a mean distance from sea level of -10 meters (-33 feet).Standard Deviation = 248.960 based on 1,459 observations. Terrestrial altitude and ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom:
Chromista
()
- T. Cavalier-Smith, 1981
- Subkingdom:
Chromobiota
()
- Cavalier-Smith, 1991
- Infrakingdom:
Heterokonta
()
- (Cavalier-Smith, 1986) Cavalier-Smith, 1995
- Phylum:
Ochrophyta
()
- (Cavalier-Smith, 1986) T. Cavalier-Smith, 1995
- Subphylum:
Phaeista
()
- Cavalier-Smith, 1995
- Infraphylum:
Chrysista
()
- (Cavalier-Smith, 1986) Cavalier-Smith, 1995
- Superclass:
Phaeistia
()
- Cavalier-Smith, 1995
- Class:
Phaeophyceae
()
- Order:
Laminariales
()
- Family:
Alariaceae
()
- Genus:
Alaria
()
- Greville, 1830, nom. cons.
- Specific descriptor:
Alaria
- (Linnaeus) Greville, 1830
- Scientific name: - Alaria esculenta (Linnaeus) Greville, 1830
- Specific descriptor:
Alaria
- (Linnaeus) Greville, 1830
- Genus:
Alaria
(
- Family:
Alariaceae
(
- Order:
Laminariales
(
- Class:
Phaeophyceae
(
- Superclass:
Phaeistia
(
- Infraphylum:
Chrysista
(
- Subphylum:
Phaeista
(
- Phylum:
Ochrophyta
(
- Infrakingdom:
Heterokonta
(
- Subkingdom:
Chromobiota
(
- Kingdom:
Chromista
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Agarum esculentum (Linnaeus) Bory de Saint-Vincent
- Alaria esculenta forma australis Kjellman
- Alaria esculenta forma fasciculata Strömfelt
- Alaria esculenta forma musaefolia (Pylaie) Kjellman
- Alaria esculenta forma pinnata (Gunnerus) Foslie
- Alaria musaefolia (Bachelot de la Pylaie) J. Agardh
- Alaria platyrhiza Kjellman
- Ceramium esculentum (Linnaeus) Stackhouse
- Fucus esculentus Linnaeus
- Fucus pinnatus Gunnerus, nom. illeg.
- Laminaria esculenta (Linnaeus) J.V. Lamouroux
- Laminaria musaefolia Bachelot de la Pylaie
- Orgyia esculenta (Linnaeus) Bory de Saint-Vincent
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Guiry M .D.
Similar Species
Members of the genus Alaria
There are approximately 37 species in this genus:
A. alata · A. angusta · A. angustata · A. cordata · A. corrugata · A. crassifolia (Ezo-Wakame) · A. crispa · A. despreauxi · A. dolichorhachis (Enaga-Wakame) · A. dubia · A. eliptica · A. esculenta (Kutare) · A. esculenta forma angustifolia · A. esculenta forma latifolia · A. esculenta forma pinnatifida · A. esculenta forma polyphylla · A. fistulosa (Kauan) · A. flagellaris · A. grandifolia · A. linearis · A. marginata (Winged Kelp) · A. marginata forma musaeformis · A. membranacea · A. musaefolia · A. nana · A. nodosa · A. oblonga · A. paradisea · A. pinnatifida · A. platyrhiza · A. praelonga · A. pylaii · A. subpunctata · A. taeniata · A. tenuifolia · A. valida · A. yezoensis
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Notes
Contributors
- AlgaeBase, 3.0, 2004.
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed May 17, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 7 providers.
- MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 26, 2008.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal May 17, 2008:
- Biologische Anstalt Helgoland in the Foundation Alfred-Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research: AWI-Herbarium Marine Macroalgae
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: A Biological Survey of the Waters of Woods Hole and Vacinity
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Bay of Fundy Species List (OBIS Canada)
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Taxonomic Information Sytem for the Belgian coastal area
- UK National Biodiversity Network: Countryside Council for Wales - Benthic Marine data from CCW Technical Support (Research & Monitoring) Contracts
- UK National Biodiversity Network: Marine Biological Association - Marine Life Survey Data (collected by volunteers) collated by MarLIN
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 437627
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Alg-82
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13304312
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1422555
