Species

Laminaria setchellii (Southern stiff-stiped kelp)

Laminaria setchellii. Photo: (c) Bill Bouton, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

iNaturalist • Wikipedia

Laminaria is a genus of 31 species of brown algae commonly called “kelp”. Some species are also referred to as tangle. This economically important genus is characterized by long, leathery laminae and relatively large size. Some species are referred to by the common name Devil’s apron, due to their shape, or sea colander, due to the perforations present on the lamina. It is found in the north Atlantic Ocean and the northern Pacific Ocean at depths…

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Chromista (Kelp, diatoms, and allies)
  - Phylum: Ochrophyta
    - Class: Phaeophyceae (Brown algae)
      - Subclass: Fucophycidae
        Order: Laminariales (Kelps)
        Family: Laminariaceae
        Genus: Laminaria
        Species: Laminaria setchellii (Southern stiff-stiped kelp)

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