Laminaria
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...
18 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Oarweed
speciesLaminaria digitata
Southern stiff-stiped kelp
speciesLaminaria setchellii
dense-clumped kelp
speciesLaminaria sinclairii
Sea Rods
speciesLaminaria hyperborea
Split-fan Kelp
speciesLaminaria pallida
Golden Kelp
speciesLaminaria ochroleuca
oar weed
speciesLaminaria farlowii
Laminaria ephemera
speciesLaminaria ephemera
Laminaria yezoensis
speciesLaminaria yezoensis
Laminaria repens
speciesLaminaria repens
Arctic Suction-cup Kelp
speciesLaminaria solidungula
Laminaria rodriguezii
speciesLaminaria rodriguezii
Laminaria inclinatorhiza
speciesLaminaria inclinatorhiza
Laminaria platymeris
speciesLaminaria platymeris
Devil's apron
speciesLaminaria cuneifolia
Laminaria appressirhiza
speciesLaminaria appressirhiza
Laminaria diabolica
speciesLaminaria diabolica
Laminaria angustata
speciesLaminaria angustata
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 67424.