Saccharina japonica (J.E.Areschoug) C.E.Lane, C.Mayes, Druehl & G.W.Saunders
Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Chromista
Subkingdom Chromobiota
Infrakingdom Heterokonta
Phylum Heterokontophyta
Class Phaeophyceae
Order Laminariales
Family Laminariaceae
Genus Saccharina
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Hokkaido, Japan; mature plants on ropes. M. Ohno. © M. Ohno.
Hokkaido, Japan; drying fronds for human consumption; 1972. Gerald Blunden. © Gerald Blunden.
Hokkaido, Japan; drying fronds for human consumption; 1972. Gerald Blunden. © Gerald Blunden.
Hokkaido, Japan; cultivated fronds for human consumption; 1972. Gerald Blunden. © Gerald Blunden.
Hokkaido, Japan; plants drying on racks. Michael Guiry. © Michael Guiry.
Hokkaido, Japan; plants drying on racks. Michael Guiry. © Michael Guiry.
Hokkaido, Japan; plants drying on racks. Michael Guiry. © Michael Guiry.
Hokkaido, Japan; plants drying on racks. Michael Guiry. © Michael Guiry.
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Publication details
Saccharina japonica (J.E.Areschoug) C.E.Lane, C.Mayes, Druehl & G.W.Saunders 2006: 509
Original publication: 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.
Type species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Saccharina is Saccharina plana Stackhouse.
Status of name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Laminaria japonica J.E.Areschoug
Origin of species name
Adjective A (Latin), pertaining to Japan (Stearn 1973).
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Laminaria japonica J.E.Areschoug 1851
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Laminaria ochotensis Miyabe 1902
Laminaria japonica var. ochotensis (Miyabe) Okamura 1936
General environment
This is a marine species.
Detailed distribution with sources
(as Laminaria japonica J.E.Areschoug)
Europe: France (Ben Maiz, Boudouresque, Lauret & Riouall 1988, Ribera et al. 1992, Verlaque 2001).
Asia: China (Tseng 1984), Japan (Chapman & Chapman 1980 
, Yoshida, Nakajima & Nakata 1990, Lane et al. 2006), Korea (Lee & Kang 2001).
(as Laminaria ochotensis Miyabe)
Asia: Japan (Yoshida, Nakajima & Nakata 1990, Yoshida 1998), Korea (Lee & Kang 2001).
(as Saccharina japonica (J.E.Areschoug) C.E.Lane, C.Mayes, Druehl & G.W.Saunders)
Asia: Russia (Selivanova, Zhigadlova & Hansen 2007).
NCBI Nucleotide Sequences
As of 2 June 2009, nucleotide sequence data are available at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Genbank for 754 samples identified as Saccharina japonica.
Created: 02 June 2006 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 02 June 2006 by M.D. Guiry
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References
(Please note: only references with the binomials in the title are included. The information is from the Literature database.)
Liu, Y.-S., Li, L.-H., Wu, W.-K. & Zhou, Z.-G. (2009). A scar molecular marker specifically related to the female gametophytes of Saccharina (Laminaria) japonica (Phaeophyta) (Note). Journal of Phycology 45(4): 894-897.
