Laminaria pallida Greville
Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Chromista
Phylum Ochrophyta
Class Phaeophyceae
Order Laminariales
Family Laminariaceae
Genus Laminaria
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Namibia; plants drying for ultimate cosmetic use.
Platboom, Cape Peninsula, South Africa; lower intertidal rock. 21 Sep 2005. Michael Guiry. © Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie).
Platboom, Cape Peninsula, South Africa; lower intertidal rock; 10.5 mm lens. 21 Sep 2005. Michael Guiry. © Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie).
Kommetjie, Cape Peninsula, South Africa; plants at low water. 05 Sep 2005. Michael Guiry. © Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie).
Kommetjie, Cape Peninsula, South Africa; plants at low water. 05 Sep 2005. Michael Guiry. © Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie).
Kommetjie, Cape Peninsula, South Africa; plants at low water; polaroid filter. 05 Sep 2005. Michael Guiry. © Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie).
Kommetjie, Cape Peninsula, Western Cape; plants on lower-shore rocks. 06 Oct 2005. Michael Guiry. © Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie).
Kommetjie, Cape Peninsula, Western Cape; plants on lower-shore rocks. 06 Oct 2005. Michael Guiry. © Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie).
Kommetjie, Cape Peninsula, Western Cape; plants on lower-shore rocks. 06 Oct 2005. Michael Guiry. © Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie).
Kommetjie, Cape Peninsula, Western Cape; plants on lower-shore rocks; note suspended matter in the water. 06 Oct 2005. Michael Guiry. © Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie).
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Laminaria pallida Greville Platboom, Cape Peninsula, South Africa; lower intertidal rock; 10.5 mm lens
Publication details
Laminaria pallida Greville in J. Agardh 1848: 134
Original publication: Agardh, J.G. (1848). Species genera et ordines algarum, seu descriptiones succinctae specierum, generum et ordinum, quibus algarum regnum constituitur. Volumen Primum. Algas fucoideas complectens. pp. [i-vi], [i]-viii, [1]-363. Lundae [Lund]: C.W.K. Gleerup.
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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 of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Origin of species name
Adjective (Latin), pale, sallow, yellow-green, grey-green (Smith & Lockwood 1933).
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Hafgygia pallida (Greville) Areschchoug 1883
Saccharina pallida (Greville) Kuntze 1891
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Laminaria schinzii Foslie 1893
General environment
This is a marine species.
Distribution by country
Type information
Type locality: Table Bay, Cape Province, South Africa (Silva, Basson & Moe 1996: 641).
Detailed distribution with sources
(as Laminaria pallida Greville)
Europe: Spain (Sauvageau 1897).
Atlantic Islands: Canary Islands (Price, John & Lawson 1978, John et al. 2004), Tristan da Cunha (Baardseth 1941).
Africa: Namibia (Price, John & Lawson 1978, John et al. 2004), South Africa (Silva, Basson & Moe 1996, Stegenga, Bolton & Anderson 1997).
Indian Ocean Islands: Amsterdam Island (Wynne & Scott 1989, Silva, Basson & Moe 1996), St. Paul Island (Silva, Basson & Moe 1996).
(as Laminaria schinzii Foslie)
Africa: South Africa (Price, John & Lawson 1978).
Key references
Braune, W. (2008). Meeresalgen. Ein Farbbildführer zu den verbreiteten benthischen Grün- Braun- und Rotalgen der Weltmeere. pp. [1]-596, pls 1-266 (colour photographs). Ruggell: A.R.G. Gantner Verlag.
SAG Cultures
SAG Cultures may be viewed at http://sagdb.uni-goettingen.de/showstrains.php?genus=Laminaria&species=pallida
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=pallida
Created: 07 February 1998 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 20 August 2008 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.)
Papenfuss, G.F. (1942). Studies of South African Phaeophyceae. I. Ecklonia maxima, Laminaria pallida, Macrocystis pyrifera. American Journal of Botany 29: 15-24.
Stuart, V., Lucas, M.I. & Newell, R.C. (1981). Heterotrophic utilisation of particulate matter from the kelp Laminaria pallida. Marine Ecology Progress Series 4: 337-348.
Tugwell, S. & Branch, G.M. (1989). Differential polyphenolic distribution among tissues in the kelps Ecklonia maxima, Laminaria pallida and Macrocystis angustifolia in relation to plant-defense theory. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 129: 219-230.
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2013.
AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 May 2013.
Algaebase taxon LSID: urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:74269
