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Eukaryota > Stramenopiles > Phaeophyceae > Kelp > Macrocystis

Preferred term

Macrocystis  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Giant Kelp
  • Giant Kelps
  • Kelp, Giant

Scope note

  • A genus of BROWN ALGAE in the family Lessoniaceae, and one of the major forms of KELP. The species Macrocystis pyrifera, also known as giant kelp, is the largest of the marine algae.

History note

  • 2004

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D044662

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