Description
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Habitat
Typically found in the intertidal zone at the water's edge at a mean distance from sea level of 6 meters (20 feet).Standard Deviation = 36.430 based on 19 observations. Terrestrial altitude and ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.
Taxonomy
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- 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:
Lessoniaceae
()
- Genus:
Macrocystis
()
- Specific descriptor:
angustifolia
- Alg-3464
- Scientific name: - Macrocystis angustifolia Bory de Saint-Vincent
- Specific descriptor:
angustifolia
- Alg-3464
- Genus:
Macrocystis
(
- Family:
Lessoniaceae
(
- Order:
Laminariales
(
- Class:
Phaeophyceae
(
- Superclass:
Phaeistia
(
- Infraphylum:
Chrysista
(
- Subphylum:
Phaeista
(
- Phylum:
Ochrophyta
(
- Infrakingdom:
Heterokonta
(
- Subkingdom:
Chromobiota
(
- Kingdom:
Chromista
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Macrocystis angustifolia Bory de Saint-Vincent
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Guiry M .D..
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Macrocystis
There are approximately 14 species in this genus:
M. angustifolia · M. communis · M. humboldtii · M. integrifolia · M. laevis · M. latifolia · M. luxurians · M. menziesii · M. orbigniana · M. pelagica · M. planicaulis · M. pyrifera · M. pyrifera var. humboldtii · M. tenuifolia
More Info
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Notes
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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 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: AIMS - Bioresources Library (OBIS Australia)
- 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: 3908755
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Alg-3464
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13284979
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2913345
