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

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. 
  • 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. 
  • 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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