''Saccharina'' is a
genus of 24
species of
Phaeophyceae
Brown algae (singular: alga), comprising the class Phaeophyceae, are a large group of multicellular algae, including many seaweeds located in colder waters within the Northern Hemisphere. Brown algae are the major seaweeds of the temperate and po ...
(brown algae). It is found in the north
Atlantic Ocean and the northern
Pacific Ocean at depths from 8 m to 30 m (exceptionally to 120 m in the warmer waters of the
Mediterranean Sea and off
Brazil).
The commercially important species ''
Saccharina japonica'' (''Laminaria japonica'') is cultivated as
kombu, a popular food in
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
.
Species
The following is a list of the 24 species of ''Saccharina'':
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Saccharina angustata
''Saccharina'' is a genus of 24 species of Phaeophyceae (brown algae). It is found in the north Atlantic Ocean and the northern Pacific Ocean at depths from 8 m to 30 m (exceptionally to 120 m in the warmer waters of the Mediterran ...
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(Kjellman) C.E. Lane, C. Mayes, Druehl & G.W. Saunders
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Saccharina angustissima
''Saccharina'' is a genus of 24 species of Phaeophyceae (brown algae). It is found in the north Atlantic Ocean and the northern Pacific Ocean at depths from 8 m to 30 m (exceptionally to 120 m in the warmer waters of the Mediterran ...
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(Collins) Augyte, Yarish & Neefus
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Saccharina bongardiana
''Saccharina'' is a genus of 24 species of Phaeophyceae (brown algae). It is found in the north Atlantic Ocean and the northern Pacific Ocean at depths from 8 m to 30 m (exceptionally to 120 m in the warmer waters of the Mediterran ...
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(Postels & Ruprecht) Selivanova, Zhigadlova & G.I. Hansen
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Saccharina cichorioides''
(Miyabe) C.E. Lane, C. Mayes, Druehl & G.W. Saunders
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Saccharina coriacea
''Saccharina'' is a genus of 24 species of Phaeophyceae (brown algae). It is found in the north Atlantic Ocean and the northern Pacific Ocean at depths from 8 m to 30 m (exceptionally to 120 m in the warmer waters of the Mediterran ...
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(Miyabe) C.E. Lane, C. Mayes, Druehl & G.W. Saunders
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Saccharina complanata''
(Setchell & N.L.Gardner) Gabrielson, Lindstrom & O'Kelly
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Saccharina crassifolia
''Saccharina'' is a genus of 24 species of Phaeophyceae (brown algae). It is found in the north Atlantic Ocean and the northern Pacific Ocean at depths from 8 m to 30 m (exceptionally to 120 m in the warmer waters of the Mediterra ...
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(Postels & Ruprecht) Kuntze
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Saccharina dentigera
''Saccharina dentigera'' is a species of brown algae (class Phaeophyceae), in the family Laminariaceae. It is native to shallow water in the northeastern Pacific Ocean from the Gulf of Alaska to Baja California.
Taxonomy
This seaweed was first ...
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(Kjellman) C.E. Lane, C. Mayes, Druehl & G.W. Saunders
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Saccharina groenlandica
''Saccharina'' is a genus of 24 species of Brown algae, Phaeophyceae (brown algae). It is found in the north Atlantic Ocean and the northern Pacific Ocean at depths from 8 m to 30 m (exceptionally to 120 m in the warmer waters of t ...
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(Rosenvinge) C.E. Lane, C. Mayes, Druehl & G.W. Saunders
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Saccharina gurjanovae''
(A.D. Zinova) Selivanova, Zhigadlova & G.I. Hansen
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Saccharina gyrata''
(Kjellman) C.E. Lane, C. Mayes, Druehl & G.W. Saunders
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Saccharina japonica''
(J.E. Areschoug) C.E. Lane, C. Mayes, Druehl & G.W. Saunders
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Saccharina kurilensis''
C.E. Lane, C. Mayes, Druehl & G.W. Saunders
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Saccharina lanciformis''
(Petrov) N.G.Klockova & Beliyi
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Saccharina latissima''
(Linnaeus) C.E. Lane, C. Mayes, Druehl & G.W. Saunders
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Saccharina longicruris''
(Bachelot de la Pylaie) Kuntze
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Saccharina longipedales''
(Okamura) C.E. Lane, C. Maves, Druehl & G.W. Saunders
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Saccharina longissima''
(Miyabe) C.E. Lane, C. Mayes, Druehl & G.W. Saunders
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Saccharina ochotensis''
(Miyabe) C.E. Lane, C. Mayes, Druehl & G.W. Saunders
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Saccharina religiosa''
(Miyabe) C.E. Lane, C. Mayes, Druehl & G.W. Saunders
*''Saccharina sachalinensis''
(Miyabe) N.Yotsukura & L.D.Druehl
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Saccharina sculpera''
(Miyabe) C.E. Lane, C. Mayes, Druehl & G.W. Saunders
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Saccharina sessilis
''Saccharina'' is a genus of 24 species of Phaeophyceae (brown algae). It is found in the north Atlantic Ocean and the northern Pacific Ocean at depths from 8 m to 30 m (exceptionally to 120 m in the warmer waters of the Mediterran ...
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(C. Agardh) Kuntze
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Saccharina yendoana
''Saccharina'' is a genus of 24 species of Phaeophyceae (brown algae). It is found in the north Atlantic Ocean and the northern Pacific Ocean at depths from 8 m to 30 m (exceptionally to 120 m in the warmer waters of the Mediterran ...
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(Miyabe) C.E. Lane, C. Mayes, Druehl & G.W. Saunders
References
External links
{{Taxonbar, from=Q3010381
Laminariaceae
Laminariales genera
Taxa named by John Stackhouse