Laminaria saccharina

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Common Names

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Description

Habitat

Typically found in the intertidal zone at the water's edge at a mean distance from sea level of 27 meters (88 feet).Standard Deviation = 249.460 based on 4,843 observations. Terrestrial altitude and ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Ceramium phyllitis (Stackhouse) Stackhouse
2. Fucus phyllitis Stackhouse
3. Fucus saccharinus Linnaeus
4. Fucus saccharinus var. angusto-bullatus Wahlenberg
5. Fucus saccharinus var. latissimus Wahlenberg
6. Laminaria caperata Bachelot de la Pylaie
7. Laminaria caperata var. eliptica J. Agardh
8. Laminaria caperata var. lanceolata J. Agardh
9. Laminaria caperata var. oblonga J. Agardh
10. Laminaria caperata var. obovata J. Agardh
11. Laminaria cuneifolia J. Agardh
12. Laminaria faeroensis (Børgesen) Børgesen
13. Laminaria faeroensis forma sacchariniformis Børgesen
14. Laminaria groenlandica Rosenvinge
15. Laminaria hieroglyphica J. Agardh
16. Laminaria longicruris var. faeroensis Børgesen
17. Laminaria maxima (Gunnerus) Kjellman
18. Laminaria membranacea S.F. Gray
19. Laminaria phyllitis (Stackhouse) C. Agardh
20. Laminaria phyllopus Kjellman
21. Laminaria saccharina forma borealis Foslie
22. Laminaria saccharina forma bullata (C.Agardh) Kylin
23. Laminaria saccharina var. bullata C. Agardh
24. Laminaria saccharina forma caperata (De la Pylaie) Setchell
25. Laminaria saccharina var. caperata Foslie
26. Laminaria saccharina var. grandis Kjellman
27. Laminaria saccharina forma latifolia (Kjellman) Kjellman
28. Laminaria saccharina var. latissima C. Agardh
29. Laminaria saccharina forma latissima Kjellman
30. Laminaria saccharina forma linearis (J.Agardh) Foslie
31. Laminaria saccharina forma linearis (J.Agardh) Kjellman
32. Laminaria saccharina var. linearis J. Agardh
33. Laminaria saccharina forma longissima (Gunnerus) Foslie
34. Laminaria saccharina var. membranacea (J. Agardh) Kjellman
35. Laminaria saccharina forma membranacea J.Agardh
36. Laminaria saccharina forma oblonga (J.Agardh) Kjellman
37. Laminaria saccharina var. oblonga J. Agardh
38. Laminaria saccharina forma phyllitis (Stackhouse) Hauck
39. Laminaria saccharina var. phyllitis (Stackhouse) Jones & Kingston
40. Laminaria saccharina forma prima J.Agardh
41. Laminaria saccharina forma sublaevis (Kjellman) Kylin
42. Laminaria saccharina var. sublaevis Kjellman
43. Laminaria stackhousei Bory de Saint-Vincent, nom. illeg.
44. Palmaria phyllitis (Stackhouse) Nees
45. Saccharina phyllitis (Stackhouse) O.Kuntze
46. Ulva lactuca var. latissima Linnaeus
47. Ulva latissima Gunnerus, nom. illeg.
48. Ulva latissima Linnaeus
49. Ulva longissima Gunnerus
50. Ulva maxima Gunnerus
51. Ulva phyllitis (Stackhouse) A.P. de Candolle

Notes

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

Similar Species

Members of the genus Laminaria

There are approximately 149 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. 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 · L. nigripes

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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.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed April 19, 2007.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed May 21, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 15 providers.
• MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 26, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal May 21, 2008:

• Biologische Anstalt Helgoland in the Foundation Alfred-Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research: AWI-Herbarium Marine Macroalgae
• GBIF-Spain: Universidad de Málaga: MGC-Algae
• GBIF-Spain: Universitat de València, Colecciones de Criptógamas: VAL_Algae
• GBIF-Sweden: Herbarium of Oskarshamn (OHN)
• Icelandic Institute of Natural History: Herbarium (AMNH)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Bay of Fundy Species List (OBIS Canada)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Gwaii Haanas Marine Plants (OBIS Canada)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Natural Geography In Shore Areas (NaGISA) Dataset
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Taxonomic Information Sytem for the Belgian coastal area
• The Danish Biodiversity Information Facility: Botanical Museum, Copenhagen, the Phycology Herbarium
• UK National Biodiversity Network: Countryside Council for Wales - Benthic Marine data from CCW Technical Support (Research & Monitoring) Contracts
• UK National Biodiversity Network: Countryside Council for Wales - Pembrokeshire Marine Species Atlas
• UK National Biodiversity Network: Countryside Council for Wales - Survey of North Wales and Pembrokeshire tide influenced communities.
• UK National Biodiversity Network: Joint Nature Conservation Committee - Marine Nature Conservation Review (MNCR) and associated benthic marine data held and managed by JNCC
• 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.
• UK National Biodiversity Network: Marine Conservation Society - Seasearch Marine Surveys
• UK National Biodiversity Network: Natural England - Marine Nature Conservation Review (MNCR) and associated benthic marine data held and managed by English Nature
• UK National Biodiversity Network: Scottish Natural Heritage - Marine Nature Conservation Review (MNCR) and associated benthic marine data held and managed by Scottish Natural Heritage

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 437558
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Alg-80
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13304293
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1422835

Footnotes

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