Laminaria digitata

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• Description
• Taxonomy
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Common Names

Description

Habitat

Typically found in the intertidal zone at the water's edge at a mean distance from sea level of 30 meters (97 feet).Standard Deviation = 139.090 based on 1,687 observations. Terrestrial altitude and ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Fucus bifurcatus Gunnerus
2. Fucus digitatus Hudson
3. Laminaria apoda Postels & Ruprecht, nom. nud.
4. Laminaria brongardiana var. bifurcata (Gunnerus) Postels & Ruprecht
5. Laminaria cucullata (Le Jolis) Foslie
6. Laminaria cucullata forma apoda Postels & Ruprecht ex A.Zinova
7. Laminaria cucullata forma longipes (Foslie) A.Zinova
8. Laminaria cucullata forma ovata (Le Jolis) Foslie
9. Laminaria digitata forma complanata Kjellman
10. Laminaria digitata forma cucullata (Le Jolis) Kjellman
11. Laminaria digitata forma cuneata Kjellman
12. Laminaria digitata var. debilipes (Foslie) Kjellman
13. Laminaria digitata forma debilipes Foslie
14. Laminaria digitata var. ensifolia (Kützing) J. Agardh
15. Laminaria digitata forma ensifolia (Le Jolis) Kjellman
16. Laminaria digitata forma grandifolia Foslie
17. Laminaria digitata var. integrifolia J. Agardh
18. Laminaria digitata var. intermedia (Foslie) Kjellman
19. Laminaria digitata var. latifolia (C. Agardh) Areschoug
20. Laminaria digitata forma latifolia (C.Agardh) Kjellman
21. Laminaria digitata forma latilaciniata (Foslie) Kjellman
22. Laminaria digitata forma longipes (Foslie) Kjellman
23. Laminaria digitata forma ovata (Le Jolis) Kjellman
24. Laminaria digitata var. stenophylla (Harvey) Kleen
25. Laminaria digitata forma stenophylla Harvey
26. Laminaria digitata forma valida (Foslie) Kjellman
27. Laminaria digitata var. valida (Foslie) Kjellman
28. Laminaria ensifolia Kützing
29. Laminaria flexicaulis var. cucullata Le Jolis
30. Laminaria flexicaulis forma ensifolia Le Jolis
31. Laminaria flexicaulis forma latilaciniata Foslie
32. Laminaria flexicaulis forma ovata Le Jolis
33. Laminaria flexicaulis forma valida Foslie
34. Laminaria flexilis Le Jolis
35. Laminaria intermedia Foslie
36. Laminaria intermedia forma cucullata (Le Jolis) Foslie
37. Laminaria intermedia forma longipes Foslie
38. Laminaria intermedia forma ovata (Le Jolis) Foslie
39. Laminaria latifolia C. Agardh
40. Laminaria stenophylla (Harvey) J. Agardh

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Guiry M .D.

Similar Species

Members of the genus Laminaria

There are approximately 150 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

L. abyssalis · L. agardhii · L. agardhii forma vittata · L. agardhii var. angustissima · L. agarum · L. amakusaensis · L. andersonii · L. angustata (Green Kombu) · L. apoda · L. atrofulva · L. belvisii · L. bifida · L. biruncinata · L. blossevillei · L. bongardiana · L. bongardiena · L. bracteata · L. brasiliensis · L. brevipes · L. brongardiana · L. brongardiana var. palmata · L. buccinalis · L. bulbosa · L. bulbosa var. brevipes · L. bulbosa var. gymnopoda · L. bulbosa var. linearis · L. bulbosa var. nodipes · L. bulbosa var. punctata · L. bulbosa var. turneri · L. bullata · L. caepaestipes · L. caespitosa · L. caperata · L. cichorioides (Chijimi-Kombu) · L. clathrus · L. cloustoni · L. complanata · L. conica · L. corda · L. coriacea (Gaggara-Kombu) · L. cornea · L. costata · L. crassifolia · L. cucullata · L. cuneifolia · L. debilis · L. debilis var. dictyotoides · L. dentigera · L. dermatodea · L. diabolica (Hanaori) · L. diabolica forma longipes · L. digitata (Silketare) · L. digitata var. bifida · L. digitata var. elliptica · L. digitata var. ligulata · L. digitata var. lyrata · L. digitata var. palmata · L. digitata var. pseudosaccharina · L. discolor · L. elliptica · L. ensifolia · L. ensiformis · L. ephemera · L. esculenta · L. faeroensis · L. farlowii · L. fascia · L. fissilis · L. flabellum · L. flagellum · L. flexicaulis · L. flexilis · L. fragilis · L. groenlandica · L. gunneri · L. gyrata · L. hieroglyphica · L. hyperborea (Scread) · L. hyperborea forma compressa · L. iberica · L. intermedia · L. intermedia ovata · L. japonica (Cha-Kombu) · L. kuroshioense · L. lamourouxii · L. latifolia · L. lejolisii · L. leptopoda · L. ligulata · L. longicruris (Atlantic Kombu) · L. longicrurus · L. longipedalis (Enage-Kombu) · L. longipedalis var. diabolica · L. longipes · L. longissima (Gimberi) · L. lorea · L. lyrata · L. maxima · L. membranacea · L. musaefolia

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Notes

Contributors

• AlgaeBase, 3.0, 2004.
• Behnke Nurseries, Potomac MD USA
• 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.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2007. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed March 24, 2007.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed May 14, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 12 providers.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal May 14, 2008:

• Biologische Anstalt Helgoland in the Foundation Alfred-Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research: AWI-Herbarium Marine Macroalgae
• GBIF-Sweden: Herbarium of Oskarshamn (OHN)
• 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
• National Chemical Laboratory: IndOBIS, Indian Ocean Node of OBIS
• 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
• UK National Biodiversity Network: Marine Biological Association - Marine survey data (Professional) held by MarLIN.

Identifiers

• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Alg-3
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13281449
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1422666

Footnotes

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