Laminariaceae
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.
12 branches of this family, most-observed first
Macrocystis
genusMacrocystis
Nereocystis
genusNereocystis
Saccharina
genusSaccharina
Laminaria
genusLaminaria
Sea Palms
genusPostelsia
Pelagophycus
genusPelagophycus
Hedophyllum
genusHedophyllum
Cymathaere
genusCymathaere
Arthrothamnus
genusArthrothamnus
Kjellmaniella
genusKjellmaniella
Pseudolessonia
genusPseudolessonia
Tauya
genusTauya
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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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 67425.