Saccharina longipedalis (Okamura) C.E.Lane, C.Maves, Druehl & G.W.Saunders 2006
Publication details
Saccharina longipedalis (Okamura) C.E.Lane, C.Maves, Druehl & G.W.Saunders 2006: 509
Published in: 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.
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Type species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Saccharina is Saccharina plana Stackhouse.
Status of name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Saccharina japonica var. diabolica (Miyabe) N.Yotsukura, S.Kawashima, T.Kawai, T.Abe & L.D.Druehl
Basionym
Laminaria longipedalis Okamura
Type information
Type locality: Japan (Index Nominum Algarum).
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
General environment
This is a marine species.
Detailed distribution with sources
(as Saccharina longipedalis (Okamura) C.E.Lane, C.Maves, Druehl & G.W.Saunders)
Asia: Japan (Yoshida, Suzuki & Yoshinaga 2015, Yotsukura et al. 2016 
).
Source of current name
Yotsukura, N., Nagai, N. & Kawai, T. (2016). A taxonomic re-examination of Saccharina longipedalis (Laminariales, Phaeophyceae), an endemic kelp species around Lake Akkeshi in eastern Hokkaido, Japan. Botanica Marina 59(2-3): 205-210.
Created: 02 October 2006 by G.M. Guiry
Verified by: 19 October 2016 by G.M. Guiry
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References
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Yotsukura, N., Nagai, N. & Kawai, T. (2016). A taxonomic re-examination of Saccharina longipedalis (Laminariales, Phaeophyceae), an endemic kelp species around Lake Akkeshi in eastern Hokkaido, Japan. Botanica Marina 59(2-3): 205-210.
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2021.
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