Macrocystis

Macrocystis pyrifera

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Laminariales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Chromista Subregnum: Harosa Infraregnum: Heterokonta Phylum: Ochrophyta Subphylum: Phaeista Infraphylum: Limnista Superclassis: Fucistia Classis: Phaeophyceae Subclassis: Fucophycidae Ordo: Laminariales

Familia: Laminariaceae
Genus: Macrocystis
Species: M. pyrifera

Names in synonymy: M. angustifolia – M. communis – M. humboldtii – M. integrifolia – M. laevis – M. latifolia – M. luxurians – M. menziesii – M. obtusa – M. orbigniana – M. pelagica – M. planicaulis – M. pomifera – M. tenuifolia

Name

Macrocystis C. Agardh, 1820

• Type species: Macrocystis pyrifera (Linnaeus) C. Agardh

Lectotype designated in Bachelot de la Pylaie, A.J.M. 1830.

References

Primary references

• Agardh, C.A. 1820 '1821'. Species algarum rite cognitae, cum synonymis, differentiis specificis et descriptionibus succinctis. Volumen primum. Pars prima. pp. [i–iv], [1]–168. Lundae [Lund]: ex officina Berlingiana. BHL Reference page. : 46

Additional references

• Demes, K.W, Graham, M.H. & Suskiewicz, T.S. 2009. Phenotypic plasticity reconciles incongruous molecular and morphological taxonomies: the giant kelp, Macrocystis (Laminariales, Phaeophyceae), is a monospecific genus (note). Journal of Phycology 45(6): 1266–1269. DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2009.00752.x Reference page. 
• Lane, C.E., Mayes, C., Druehl, L.D. & Saunders, G.W. 2006. A multi-gene molecular investigation of the kelp (Laminariales, Phaeophyceae) supports substantial taxonomic re-organization. Journal of Phycology 42: 493–512. Reference page. 
• Bachelot de la Pylaie, A.J.M. 1830 '1829'. Flora de l'Ile Terre-Neuve et des Iles Saint Pierre et Miclon. Livraison [Algae]. pp. 1–128. Paris: Typographie de A. Firmin Didot. Gallica Reference page. 

Links

• Guiry, M.D. 2017. Macrocystis. In Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M.: AlgaeBase . National University of Ireland, Galway. Accessed March 10, 2017.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Riesentang
English: Giant Kelp
español: Huiro, sargazo, huiro canutillo, calabazillo (Chile)

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