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Laminaria groenlandica Rosenvinge

Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Chromista
Phylum Ochrophyta
Class Phaeophyceae
Subclass Fucophycidae
Order Laminariales
Family Laminariaceae
Genus Laminaria

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Cape Blanco, Oregon; Dec. 2011, drift. 13 Feb 2012. Wendell Wood. © Wendell Wood .

Saccharina groenlandica (Rosenvinge) C.E.Lane, C.Mayes, Druehl & G.W.Saunders Cape Blanco, Oregon; Dec. 2011, drift
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Publication details
Laminaria groenlandica Rosenvinge 1893: 847

Published in: Rosenvinge, L.K. (1893). Grønlands Havalger. Meddelelser om Grønland 3: 763-981, 57 figs, 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 currently regarded as a synonym of Saccharina latissima (Linnaeus) C.E.Lane, C.Mayes, Druehl & G.W.Saunders

Origin of species name
Adjective (Latin), from or pertaining to Greenland.

Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.

General environment
This is a marine species.

Type information
Type locality: Greenland (Silva 1996-to date). Type: C 85963 (Longtin & Saunders 2015: fig. 6). Notes: 15 syntypes (Longtin & Saunders, 2015: 445).

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Source of current name
Longtin, C.M. & Saunders, G.W. (2015). On the utility of mucilage ducts as a taxonomic character in Laminaria and Saccharina (Phaeophyceae) - the conundrum of S. groenlandica. Phycologia 54(5): 440-450.

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.

Created: 05 March 1999 by M.D. Guiry

Verified by: 20 November 2015 by Wendy 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.)

Calvin, N.I. & Ellis, R.J. (1981). Growth of subtidal Laminaria groenlandica in southeastern Alaska related to season and depth. Botanica Marina 24: 107-114.
Druehl, L.D., Cabot, E.L. & Lloyd, K.E. (1987). Seasonal growth of Laminaria groenlandica as a function of plant age. Canadian Journal of Botany 65: 1599-1604.
Harrison, P.J., Druehl, L.D., Lloyd, K.E. & Thompson, P.A. (1986). Nitrogen uptake kinetics in three year-classes of Laminaria groenlandica (Lamnariales: Phaeophyta). Marine Biology, Berlin 93: 29-35.
Longtin, C.M. & Saunders, G.W. (2015). On the utility of mucilage ducts as a taxonomic character in Laminaria and Saccharina (Phaeophyceae) - the conundrum of S. groenlandica. Phycologia 54(5): 440-450.
Schmitz, K. & Srivastava, L.M. (1974). Fine structure and development of sieve tubes in Laminaria groenlandica Rosenv.. Cytobiologie 10: 66-87.
Wilce, R.T. (1960). Studies in the genus Laminaria II. Laminaria groenlandica L. K. Rosenv.. Botaniska Notiser 113: 203-209.

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Wendy Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 October 2019.

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