Order

Laminariales (Kelps)

Pterygophora californica. Photo: (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Kelps are large brown algae seaweeds that make up the order Laminariales. There are about 30 different genera. Despite its appearance, kelp is not a plant since it is not made of more than one clearly differentiated tissue; it is a heterokont.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Chromista (Kelp, diatoms, and allies)
  - Phylum: Ochrophyta
    - Class: Phaeophyceae (Brown algae)
      - Subclass: Fucophycidae
        Order: Laminariales (Kelps)
        Family: Lessoniaceae (1)
        Family: Alariaceae (3)
        Family: Laminariaceae (7)
        Family: Agaraceae (1)

Subtaxa

Family: Lessoniaceae

Family: Alariaceae

Family: Laminariaceae

Family: Agaraceae

Where in Humboldt

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