Himanthalia elongata

Himanthalia elongata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Stramenopiles
Phylum: Gyrista
Subphylum: Ochrophytina
Class: Phaeophyceae
Order: Fucales
Family: Himanthaliaceae
Genus: Himanthalia
Species:
H. elongata
Binomial name
Himanthalia elongata
Synonyms[1]
  • Fucus elongatus Linnaeus, 1753
  • Fucus loreus Linnaeus, 1767
  • Fucus pruniformis Gunnerus, 1772
  • Fucus tomentosus Hudson, 1778
  • Funicularius tuberculatus Roussel, 1806
  • Himanthalia lorea (Linnaeus) Lyngbye, 1819

Himanthalia elongata is a brown alga in the order Fucales, also known by the common names thongweed, sea thong and sea spaghetti. It is found in the north east Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea.[1]

According to the World Register of Marine Species Himanthalia elongata is the only member of its genus, Himanthalia Lyngbye, 1819 [2] and the only member of its family, Himanthaliaceae (Kjellman) De Toni, 1891.[3]

  1. ^ a b c Himanthalia elongata (Linnaeus) S.F.Gray, 1821 World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
  2. ^ Himanthalia World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
  3. ^ Himanthaliaceae World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2011-09-23.