Laminaria solidungula J.Agardh
Publication details
Laminaria solidungula J.Agardh 1868: 3, pl. 1: figs 1, 2
Original publication: Agardh, J.G. (1868). Bidrag till kännedomen om Spetsbergens alger. Kungliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar, Nye Följd 7(8): [1]4-12, 2 pls.
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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.
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Hafgygia solidungula (J.Agardh) Areschoug 1883
General environment
This is a marine species.
Distribution by country
Type information
Type locality: Spitsbergen (Athanasiadis 1996: 216). Type: LD?
Detailed distribution with sources
(as Laminaria solidungula J.Agardh)
Arctic: Alaska (Arctic) (Aumack et al. 2007), Canada (Arctic) (Taylor 1957, Lee 1980), Svalbard (Fredriksen & Kile 2012, Hop et al. 2012).
Europe: Spitsbergen (Vinogradova 1995).
Atlantic Islands: E. Greenland (Lund 1959, Pedersen 1976), Greenland (Pedersen 2011).
North America: Alaska (Lindstrom 1977, Lindeberg & Lindstrom 2010), Manitoba (McDevit & Saunders 2010), Newfoundland (McDevit & Saunders 2010).
Asia: Russia (Selivanova, Zhigadlova & Hansen 2007).
Key references
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.
Lindeberg, M.R. & Lindstrom, S.C. (2010). Field guide to the seaweeds of Alaska. pp. [i-]iii-iv, 1-188, numerous col. photographs. Fairbanks: Alaska Sea Grant College Program.
Pedersen, P.M. (2011). Grønlands havalger. pp. [1] 7-208. Copenhagen: Forlaget Epsilon.DK.
SAG Cultures
SAG Cultures may be viewed at http://sagdb.uni-goettingen.de/showstrains.php?genus=Laminaria&species=solidungula
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=solidungula
Created: 04 August 1996 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 27 March 2012 by M.D. Guiry
Accesses: This record has been accessed by users 2733 times since it was created.
References
(Please note: only references with the binomials in the title are included. The information is from the Literature database.)
Chapman, A. R. O. & Lindley, J. E. (1981). Productivity of Laminaria solidungula J. Ag. in the Canadian high Artic: A year round study. Proceedings of the International Seaweed Symposium 10: 247-252.
Chapman, A.R.O. & Lindley, J.E. (1980). Seasonal growth of Laminaria solidungula in the Canadian high arctic in relation to irradiance and dissolved nutrient concentrations. Marine Biology, Berlin 57: 1-5.
Dunton, K.H. & Jodwalis, C.M. (1988). Photosynthetic performance of Laminaria solidungula measured in situ in the Alaskan High Arctic. Marine Biology, Berlin 98: 277-285.
Dunton, K.H. (1985). Growth of dark-exposed Laminaria saccharina (L.) Lamour. and Laminaria solidungula J. Ag. (Laminariales: Phaeophyta) in the Alaskan Beaufort Sea. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 94: 181-189.
Dunton, K.H. (1990). Growth and production in Laminaria solidungula: relation to continuous underwater light levels in the Alaskan High Arctic.. Marine Biology 106: 297-304.
Henley, W.J. & Dunton, K.H. (1995). A seasonal comparison of carbon, nitrogen, and pigment content in Laminaria solidungula and L. saccharina (Phaeophyta) in the Alaskan Arctic. Journal of Phycology 31: 325-331, 5 figs.
Hooper, R.G. (1984). Functional adaptations to the polar environment by the arctic kelp, Laminaria solidungula. British Phycological Journal 19: 194.
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