Macrocystis pyrifera

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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: Macrocystis pyrifera

Name

Macrocystis pyrifera (Linnaeus) C. Agardh , 1820

Synonyms

Basionym
- Fucus pyrifer Linnaeus, 1771
  - Type locality: "in oceano Aethiopico" (South Atlantic Ocean).
  - Type: LINN 1274.59?.
Homotypic
- Laminaria pyrifera (Linnaeus) J.V.Lamouroux, 1813
Heterotypic
- Macrocystis pyrifera var. humboldtii Bonpland, 1808
- Macrocystis humboldtii (Bonpland) C. Agardh, 1822
- Macrocystis angustifolia Bory, 1826
- Macrocystis integrifolia Bory, 1826
- Macrocystis communis Bory, 1826
- Macrocystis latifolia Bory, 1826
- Fucus giganteus Gaudichaud 1826, nom. illeg. superfl.
- Macrocystis pomifera Bory, 1826
- Macrocystis planicaulis C. Agardh, 1839
- Macrocystis orbigniana Montagne, 1839
- Macrocystis tenuifolia Postels & Ruprecht, 1840
- Macrocystis pyrifera var. luxurians J.D.Hooker & Harvey, 1847
- Macrocystis luxurians (J.D.Hooker & Harvey) J.Agardh, 1848
- Macrocystis pelagica Areschoug, 1848
- Macrocystis pyrifera var. longibullata Reinsch, 1890
- Macrocystis laevis C.H.Hay, 1986

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. : 47
Linnaeus, C. 1771. Mantissa Plantarum Altera. Generum Editionis VI et Specierum Editionis II. Holmiae [Stockholm]. pp. [6] + 143–587, Appendix. BHL Reference page. : 311

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.

Links

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

Vernacular names

العربية: طحلب الكلب العملاق
Deutsch: Riesentang
English: Giant Kelp, giant bladder kelp
español: sargazo gigante, sargazo1, huiro
فارسی: کتانجک غول
suomi: Päärynälevä
hrvatski: Divovski kelp
日本語: オオウキモ
norsk: Kjempetare
polski: Wielkomorszcz gruszkonośny

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