Laminaria hyperborea

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Common Names

Description

Habitat

Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -4,869 meters (0 to -15,974 feet).Mean = -23.950 meters (-78.576 feet), Standard Deviation = 205.790 based on 3,661 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.

Biome: Saltwater . Reef-associated .

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Fucus hyperboreus Gunnerus
2. Hafgyria cloustoni (Edmonston) Areschoug
3. Laminaria cloustoni Edmonston

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, 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 12 providers.
• MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 20, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal May 14, 2008:

• Biologische Anstalt Helgoland in the Foundation Alfred-Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research: AWI-Herbarium Marine Macroalgae
• Icelandic Institute of Natural History: Herbarium (AMNH)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: BioMar
• 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: Marine Biological Association - Marine Life Survey Data (collected by volunteers) collated by MarLIN
• UK National Biodiversity Network: Marine Conservation Society - Seasearch Marine Surveys

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 437565
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Alg-27
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13279625
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1036749

Footnotes

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