Himanthalia elongata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | SAR |
Clade: | Stramenopiles |
Phylum: | Gyrista |
Subphylum: | Ochrophytina |
Class: | Phaeophyceae |
Order: | Fucales |
Family: | Himanthaliaceae |
Genus: | Himanthalia |
Species: | H. elongata
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Binomial name | |
Himanthalia elongata | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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]