Family
Laminariaceae
Macrocystis pyrifera. Photo: (c) Shannon DeVaney, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Laminariaceae is a family of brown algal seaweeds, many genera of which are popularly called “kelp.” The table indicates the genera within this family. The family includes the largest known seaweeds: Nereocystis and Macrocystis.
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