Saccharina latissima

Saccharina latissima
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Stramenopiles
Phylum: Gyrista
Subphylum: Ochrophytina
Class: Phaeophyceae
Order: Laminariales
Family: Laminariaceae
Genus: Saccharina
Species:
S. latissima
Binomial name
Saccharina latissima
(L.) C.E. Lane, C. Mayes, Druehl, et G. W. Saunders[1]
Synonyms
  • Fucus saccharinus L.
  • Laminaria saccharina (L.) Lamouroux

Saccharina latissima is a brown alga (class Phaeophyceae), of the family Laminariaceae. It is known by the common names sugar kelp,[2] sea belt,[3] and Devil's apron,[4] and is one of the species known to Japanese cuisine as kombu.[5] It is found in the north Atlantic Ocean, Arctic Ocean and north Pacific Ocean. It is common along the coast of Northern Europe as far south as Galicia Spain. In North America, it is found on the East Coast down to Long Island, although historically extended down to New Jersey[6] and on the West Coast down to the state of Washington. On the coast of Asia, it is found south to Korea and Japan.[7]

  1. ^ Lane, C. E.; Mayes, C.; Druehl, L. D.; Saunders, G. W. (2006). "A multi-gene molecular investigation of the kelp (Laminariales, Phaeophyceae) supports substantial taxonomic re-organization". Journal of Phycology. 42 (2): 493–512. doi:10.1111/j.1529-8817.2006.00204.x. S2CID 53329947.
  2. ^ Bekkby, T.; Moy, F. (2011). "Developing spatial models of sugar kelp (Saccharina latissima) potential distribution modelling of the kelp species Laminaria hyperborea". ICES Journal of Marine Science (66): 2106–2115.
  3. ^ Dickinson, C. I (1963). British Seaweeds. The Kew Series.
  4. ^ "Devil's Apron". Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. C. & G. Merriam Co. 1913.
  5. ^ "Seaweeds of the Pacific Northwest – A Guide to Identifying 25 Common Seaweeds of the Washington Coast". Retrieved 2022-08-25.
  6. ^ Martindale, I.C. (1889). "MARINE ALGÆ OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST AND ADJACENT WATERS OF STATEN ISLAND". Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club. 1 (2): 87-109,111.
  7. ^ Neiva, J.; Paulino, C.; Nielsen, M. M.; et al. (2018). "Glacial vicariance drives phylogeographic diversification in the amphi-boreal kelp Saccharina latissima". Scientific Reports. 8 (8): 1112. Bibcode:2018NatSR...8.1112N. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-19620-7. PMC 5773594. PMID 29348650.