Common Names
Common Names in English:
Sea Bamboo
Description
Habitat
Typically found in the intertidal zone at the water's edge at a mean distance from sea level of 9 meters (30 feet).Standard Deviation = 47.170 based on 12 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:
Ecklonia
()
- Specific descriptor:
maxima
- Alg-3462
- Scientific name: - Ecklonia maxima (Osbeck) Papenfuss
- Specific descriptor:
maxima
- Alg-3462
- Genus:
Ecklonia
(
- Family:
Alariaceae
(
- Order:
Laminariales
(
- Class:
Phaeophyceae
(
- Superclass:
Phaeistia
(
- Infraphylum:
Chrysista
(
- Subphylum:
Phaeista
(
- Phylum:
Ochrophyta
(
- Infrakingdom:
Heterokonta
(
- Subkingdom:
Chromobiota
(
- Kingdom:
Chromista
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Ecklonia buccinalis (Linnaeus) Hornemann
- Ecklonia maxima (Osbeck) Papenfuss
- Fucus buccinalis Linnaeus
- Fucus maximus Osbeck
- Laminaria buccinalis (Linnaeus) J.V. Lamouroux
- Laminaria buccinalis var. macloviana Bory
- Laminaria flabellum Bory de Saint-Vincent
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Guiry M .D.
Similar Species
Members of the genus Ecklonia
There are approximately 18 species in this genus:
E. bicyclis · E. biruncinata · E. brevipes · E. buccinalis · E. caepaestipes · E. cava · E. exasperata · E. fastigiata (Kelp) · E. kurome · E. latifolia · E. maxima · E. muratii · E. radiata · E. radiata forma biruncinata · E. radicosa · E. richardiana · E. stolonifera · E. wrightii
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Notes
Contributors
- AlgaeBase
- Bisby FA, Roskov YR, Orrell TM, Nicolson D, Paglinawan LE, Bailly N, Kirk PM, Bourgoin T, van Hertum J, eds (2008). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2008 Annual Checklist Taxonomic Classification. CD-ROM; Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed May 14, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
- MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed August 4, 2008.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal May 14, 2008:
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Bolus Herbarium Algal Specimen Database (AfrOBIS)
- National Chemical Laboratory: IndOBIS, Indian Ocean Node of OBIS
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3908753
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Alg-3462
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13284957
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2861490
