Laminariaceae

Laminariaceae
Laminaria hyperborea
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Clade:	Diaphoretickes
Clade:	Sar
Clade:	Stramenopiles
Phylum:	Gyrista
Subphylum:	Ochrophytina
Class:	Phaeophyceae
Order:	Laminariales
Family:	Laminariaceae Bory
Genera
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Laminariaceae is a family of brown algal seaweeds, many genera of which are popularly called "kelp". The table indicates the genera within this family. ^[1] The family includes the largest known seaweeds: Nereocystis and Macrocystis. ^{[2] [3]}

Laminariaceae genera ^{[1] [4]}

Genus	Authority	Species
Arthrothamnus	Ruprecht	2
Cymathere	J. Agardh	2
Kjellmaniella	Miyabe	1
Laminaria	J.V. Lamouroux	29
Macrocystis	C. Agardh	1
Nereocystis	Postels & Ruprecht	1
Pelagophycus	Areschoug	1
Postelsia	Ruprecht	1
Pseudolessonia	G.Y. Cho, N.G. Klochkova, T.N. Krupnova & Boo	1
Saccharina	Stackhouse	24
Streptophyllopsis	Kajimura	1

References

1. Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2006). AlgaeBase version 4.2. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org. Laminariaceae genera retrieved December 19, 2009.
2. van den Hoek, C., Mann, D.G. and Jahns, H.M. 1995. Algae An Introduction to Phycology . University of Cambridge. ISBN   0-521-30419-9
3. Reference Archived 2007-11-19 at the Wayback Machine
4. Lane, C.E.; C. Mayes; L.D. Druehl; G.W. Saunders (2006). "A multi-gene molecular investigation of the kelp (Laminariales, Phaeophyceae) supports substantial taxonomic re-organization". Journal of Phycology. 42 (2): 493–512. doi:10.1111/j.1529-8817.2006.00204.x.

Further reading

Gerasimenko, N.I.; Martyyas, E.A; Busarova, N.G (November 2012). "Composition of lipids and biological activity of lipids and photosynthetic pigments from algae of the families Laminariaceae and Alariaceae". Chemistry of Natural Compounds. 48 (5): 737–741. doi:10.1007/s10600-012-0371-5.

McDevit, Daniel; Saunders, Gary (May 2010). "A DNA barcode examination of the Laminariaceae (Phaeophyceae) in Canada reveals novel biogeographical and evolutionary insight". Phycologia. 49 (3): 235–248. doi:10.2216/ph09-36.1.