Laminaria longipedalis Okamura 1896

Publication Details
Laminaria longipedalis Okamura 1896: 89, pl. VII [7]: figs 1-3

Published in: Okamura, K. (1896). On Laminaria of Japan. Botanical Magazine, Tokyo 10(117): 87-94, + 1 pl. [pl. VII].

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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 japonica var. diabolica (Miyabe) N.Yotsukura, S.Kawashima, T.Kawai, T.Abe & L.D.Druehl.

Source of Synonymy
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.

Type Information
Type locality: Japan: no locality cited; (Okamura 1896: 89-91)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 15 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 31 March 2022

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 March 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 July 2025

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