BIOTIC Species Information for Laminaria hyperborea
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| Researched by | Dr Harvey Tyler-Walters | Data supplied by | MarLIN |
| Refereed by | Dr Joanna Jones | ||
| Taxonomy | |||
| Scientific name | Laminaria hyperborea | Common name | Tangle or cuvie |
| MCS Code | ZR351 | Recent Synonyms | None |
| Phylum | Chromophycota | Subphylum | |
| Superclass | Class | Phaeophyceae | |
| Subclass | Order | Laminariales | |
| Suborder | Family | Laminariaceae | |
| Genus | Laminaria | Species | hyperborea |
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| Additional Information | Other common names include, redware, cuvy, sea rod, mayweed or Slat mara. The new blade grows below the older from November onwards. The old blade is shed in spring and early summer. Blade and stipe vary with exposure and current. In sheltered conditions the blade has few or no digits and the stipe becomes thin but in exposed conditions the blade is deeply digitate and the stipe becomes thick. The stipe is usually up to 1m long but stipes up to 3m long have been recorded (Parke unpublished, cited in Kain, 1971a). | ||
| Taxonomy References | Howson & Picton, 1997, Guiry, 2000, Lüning, 1990, | ||
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