Alaria grandifolia
(No common name)Taxonomy
- Domain: Eukaryota
Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Chromista
Cavalier-Smith, 1981 - Chromists
- Subkingdom: Chromobiota
Cavalier-Smith, 1991
- Infrakingdom: Heterokonta
(Cavalier-Smith, 1986) Cavalier-Smith, 1995 - Heterokonts
- 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
- Specific descriptor: grandifolia Alg-17473
- Scientific name: Alaria grandifolia J. Agardh
- Specific descriptor: grandifolia Alg-17473
- Genus: Alaria
Greville
- Family: Alariaceae
- Order: Laminariales
- Class: Phaeophyceae
- Superclass: Phaeistia
Cavalier-Smith, 1995
- Infraphylum: Chrysista
(Cavalier-Smith, 1986) Cavalier-Smith, 1995
- Subphylum: Phaeista
Cavalier-Smith, 1995
- Phylum: Ochrophyta
(Cavalier-Smith, 1986) T. Cavalier-Smith, 1995
- Infrakingdom: Heterokonta
(Cavalier-Smith, 1986) Cavalier-Smith, 1995 - Heterokonts
- Subkingdom: Chromobiota
Cavalier-Smith, 1991
- Kingdom: Chromista
Cavalier-Smith, 1981 - Chromists
Unambiguous Synonyms:
- Alaria pylaii var. grandifolia (J. Agardh) Jónsson
Notes:
Name Status: Accepted Name. Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Guiry M.D.
Physical Description
Distribution
Similar Species
Members of the genus Alaria:
There are approximately 45 species and subspecies in this genus: A. alata · A. alatum · A. angusta · A. angustata · A. asoviensis · A. cordata · A. corrugata · A. crassifolia (Ezo-Wakame) · A. crispa · A. curtipes · 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. fairbanksi · A. fistulosa (Kauan) · A. flagellaris · A. grandifolia · A. linearis · A. marcianae · A. marginata (Winged Kelp) · A. marginata forma musaeformis · A. marginataPostels · A. membranacea · A. musaefolia · A. nana · A. nasuae · A. nodosa · A. oblonga · A. paradisea · A. pinnatifida · A. platyrhiza · A. praelonga · A. pylaii · A. subpunctata · A. taeniata · A. tenuifolia · A. valida · A. virgulina · 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 13, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
Data Sources:
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal May 13, 2008:
- The Danish Biodiversity Information Facility: Botanical Museum, Copenhagen, the Phycology Herbarium
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