Laminaria japonica Areschoug
Publication details
Laminaria japonica Areschoug 1851: 29
Original publication: Areschoug, J.E. (1851). Phyceae capenses, quarum particulam primam, venia ampliss. philos. facult. Upsaliens., praeside J. E. Areschoug... pro gradu philosophico p.p. Johannes Conradus Carlberg gothoburgensis. In auditorio Gustaviano die vii maj mdccli. H.A.M.S. pp. 1-32. Upsaliae [Uppsala]: excudebat Reg. Acad. Typographus.
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Type species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Laminaria is Laminaria digitata (Hudson) J.V.Lamouroux.
Status of name
This name is currently regarded as a taxonomic synonym of Saccharina japonica (Areschoug) C.E.Lane, C.Mayes, Druehl & G.W.Saunders
Origin of species name
Adjective A (Latin), pertaining to Japan (Stearn 1973).
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Laminaria japonica f. typica Okamura 1896
Laminaria fragilis Miyabe 1902
General environment
This is a marine species.
Common names
(as Laminaria japonica Areschoug)
Chinese: Hai Dai, Hai Tai, Kunpu (Madlener 1977).
English: Royal Kombu (Chapman & Chapman 1980).
Japanese: Makombu, Shinori-Kombu, Hababiro-Kombu, Oki-Kombu, Uchi Kombu, Moto-Kombu, Minmaya-Kombu, Ebisume, Kombu, Hirome, Umiyama-Kombu (Madlener 1977), Hoiro-kombu (Chapman & Chapman 1980).
Korean: Hae tae, Tasima (Madlener 1977).
Common names used in commerce, often for edible algae
ma-konbu {Jap}; Japanese kelp {Eng}; kun bu {Pinyin}; "sea tangle, Japanese"; "tangle, Japanese sea"; "kelp, Japanese"
Distribution by country
Detailed distribution with sources
(as Laminaria japonica Areschoug)
Europe: France (Ben Maiz, Boudouresque, Lauret & Riouall 1988, Ribera et al. 1992, Verlaque 2001, Anon. 2012).
Asia: China (Tseng 1984, Zeng 2009, Wang 2012), Japan (Okamura 1936, Chapman & Chapman 1980 
, Segawa 1981, Yoshida, Nakajima & Nakata 1990, Lane et al. 2006), Korea (Lee & Kang 2001), Russia (Perestenko 1980, Kozhenkova 2009).
(as Laminaria japonica f. typica Okamura)
Asia: Japan (Okamura 1936).
Source of synonymy
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.
Key references
Druehl, L.D., Collins, J.D., Lane, C.E. & Saunders, G.W. (2005). An evaluation of methods used to assess intergeneric hybridization in kelp using Pacific Laminariales (Phaeophyceae). Journal of Phycology 41: 250-262.
Liu, F., Wang, X. Liu, J., Fu, W., Duan, D. & Yang, Y. (2009). Genetic mapping of the Laminaria japonica (Laminarales, Phaeophyta) using amplified fragment length polymorphism markers. Journal of Phycology 45(5): 1228-1233.
SAG Cultures
SAG Cultures may be viewed at http://sagdb.uni-goettingen.de/showstrains.php?genus=Laminaria&species=japonica
SCCAP Cultures
Cultures from the Scandinavian Culture Collection of Algae at the University of Copenhagen (SCCAP) and Protozoa may be viewed at http://www.sccap.dk/search/algaebase.asp?Genus=Laminaria&Species=japonica
KU-MACC Cultures
Strain Numbers: KU-508, KU-511, KU-1627, Laminaria japonica
Go to KU-MACC Site
Created: 11 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 30 January 2012 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.)
Chi, M.H., Shi, S., Shuzhu, P. & Zhang, Y. (1963). Further studies on the comprehensive utilization of Laminaria japonica Aresch. Studia Marina 3: 77-101.
Duan, D., Liu, X., Pan, F., Liu, H., Chen, N. & Fei, X. (1995). Extraction and identification of Cytokinin from Laminaria japonica Aresch. Botanica Marina 38: 409-412, 2 figs, 1 table.
Honya, M., Kashiwabara, Y. & Nisizawa, K. (1993). Incorporation of 14C-radioactivity into lipid classes at diffrent maturity of Laminaria japonica Aresch. cultured under natural conditions. Proceedings of the International Seaweed Symposium 14: 621-625.
Honya, M., Kinoshita, T., Tashima, K., Nisizawa, K. & Noda, H. (1994). Modification of the M/G ratio of alginic acid from Laminaria japonica Areschoug cultured in deep seawater. Botanica Marina 37: 463-466, 1 fig, 2 tables.
Honya, M., Mori, H., Anzai, M., Araki, Y. & Nisizawa, K. (1999). Monthly changes in the content of fucans, their constituent sugars and sulphate in cultured Laminaria japonica. Proceedings of the International Seaweed Symposium 16: 411-416.
Inoue, A., Kagaya, M. & Ojima, T. (2009). Preparation of protoplasts from Laminaria japonica using native and recombinant abalone alginate lyases. Proceedings of the International Seaweed Symposium 19: 183-190, 9 figs.
IOG & QIMF (1976). The breeding of new varieties of Haidai (Laminaria japonica Aresch.) with high production and high iodine content. Scientia Sin 19: 243-252.
Kaneko, T. (1972). Sporogenesis in Laminaria japonica var. ochotensis Okamura. Sci. rep. Hokkaido Fish. Exp. Stat. 14: 45-53.
Kaneko, T. (1973). Morphology of the female gametophyte and the young sporophyte of Laminaria japonica var. ochotensis Okamura in nature. Sci. Rep. Hokkaido Fish. Exp. Stn. 15: 1-8.
Khotimchenko, S.V. & Kulikova, I.V. (2000). Lipids of different parts of the lamina of Laminaria japonica Aresch.. Botanica Marina 43: 87-91, 2 figs, 2 tables.
Kim, W.Y., Choi, S.-J., Chung, I.K. & Shin, J.H. (2005). A transplanting method of Laminaria japonica Areschoug (Laminariales, Phaeophyta). Algae 20(2): 151-155, 3 figs, 2 tables.
Kirihara, S., Notoya, M. & Aruga, Y. (1989). Cultivation of Laminaria japonica at Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. Korean Journal of Phycology 4(2): 199-206.
Knizhnikov, V.A., Komleva, V.A., Shandala, N.K., Rybkin, Y.B., Rekhina, N.I. & Voronova, Y.G. (1993). Influence of Laminaria japonica added to the diet on remote effects of radiation injuries. Journal of Applied Phycology 5: 191-194.
Lee, J.H., Kim, D.-H., Jung, S.-P., Choi, S.-J., Chung, I.K. & Shin, J.A. (2005). Cultivation of Laminaria japonica (Laminariales, Phaeophyta) in Udo Coast, Jeju, Korea. Algae 20(2): 167-176, 15 figs, 11 tables.
Lewis, R.J., Jiang, B.Y., Neushul, M.N. & Fei, X.G. (1993). Haploid parthenogenetic sporophytes of Laminaria japonica (Phaeophyceae). Journal of Phycology 29: 363 -369, 1 fig, 3 tables.
Li, D., Zhou, Z.-G., Liu, H. & Wu, C. (1999). A new method of Laminaria japonica strain selection and sporeling raising by the use of gametophyta clones. Proceedings of the International Seaweed Symposium 16: 473-476.
Liu, F., Wang, X. Liu, J., Fu, W., Duan, D. & Yang, Y. (2009). Genetic mapping of the Laminaria japonica (Laminarales, Phaeophyta) using amplified fragment length polymorphism markers. Journal of Phycology 45(5): 1228-1233.
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.
Mairh, O.P., Ohno, M. & Matsuoka, M. (1991). Culture of brown alga Laminaria japonica (Phaeophyta, Laminariales) in Warm Waters of Shikoku, Japan. Indian Journal of Marine Sciences 20(1): 55-60.
Masaki, T., Fujita, D. & Akioka, H. (1981). Observations on the spore germination of Laminaria japonica on Lithophyllum yessoense (Rhodophyta, Corallinaceae) in culture. Bulletin of the Faculty of Fisheries Hokkaido University 32: 349-356.
Matsumura, W., Yasui, H. & Yamamoto, H. (2000). Mariculture of Laminaria japonica (Laminariales, Phaeophyceae) using protoplast regeneration. Phycological Research 48: 169-176.
Miyabe, K. & Nagai, M. (1934). Note on a new form of Laminaria japonica Aresch. Trans. Sapporo Nat. Hist. Soc. 13: 112-114.
Notoya, M. (1985). Morphology of Laminaria japonica Areschoug along the coast of Shimokita Peninsula, Aomori Prefecture. Sci Rep Aquaculture Cen Aomori Pref 4: 9-10.
Qin, S., Sun, G.-Q., Jiang, P., Zou, L.-H., Wu, Y. & Tseng, C.K. (1999). Review of genetic engineering of Laminaria japonica (Laminariales, Phaeophyta) in China. Proceedings of the International Seaweed Symposium 16: 469-472.
Sanbonsuga, Y. & Torii, S. (1973). On the morphological characteristics of Laminaria japonica var. japonica studied by transplanting experiments I. On local forms of Laminaria japonica var. japonica. Bull. Hokkaido Reg. Fish. Res. Lab. 39: 61-82, 2 plates, 19 tables,17 figs.
Shinohara, M., Nishida, R., Nishizawa, M., Bando, H. & Motomura, T. (2000). Guluronate content of alginate in Laminaria japonica and Laminaria angustata fronds in laboratory culture. Phycological Research 48: 91-94.
Suzuki, J., Kuma, K. & Matsunaga, K. (1994). Effect of iron on oogonium, growth rate and pigment sysnthesis of Laminaria japonica (Phaeophyta). Fisheries Science 60(4): 373-378.
Suzuki, S., Furuya, K., Kawai, T. & Takeuchi, I. (2009). Effect of seawater temperature on the productivity of Laminaria japonica in the Uwa Sea, southern Japan. Proceedings of the International Seaweed Symposium 19: 383-394, 16 figs.
Suzuki, Y., Kuma, K., Kudo, I. & Matsunaga, K. (1995). Iron requirement of the brown macroalgae Laminaria japonica, Undaria pinnatifida (Phaeophyta) and the crustose coralline alga Lithophyllum yessoense (Rhodophyta), and their competition in the northern Japan Sea. Phycologia 34: 201-205, 3 figs, 2 tables.
Torkko, K.C., Ioriya, T., Aruga, Y. & Iwamoto, K. (1987). Growth of transplanted Laminaria japonica Areschoug in Tokyo Bay far from its natural habitat. Japanese Journal of Phycology 35: 10-18.
Tseng, C.K., Liu, T.G., Jiang, B.Y., Zhang, Y.H. & Wu, C.Y. (1963). Study on the growth and development of Haidai (Laminaria japonica) transplanted at the Chekiang coast. Studia Marina Sinica 3(3): 102-118.
Tseng, C.K., Sun, G.Y. & Wu, C.Y. (1955). Studies on fertilizer application in the cultivation of Haidai (Laminaria japonica Aresch.). Acta Botanica Sinica 4: 375-392.
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