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Saccharina
Sign in to saveSaccharina 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 Mediterranean Sea and off Brazil).
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GENUS
- KingdomChromista
- PhylumOchrophyta
- ClassPhaeophyceae
- OrderLaminariales
- FamilyLaminariaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 86
- With media
- 63
- Family
- Laminariaceae
- Collections
- MICH, US
- Recorded in
- Canada, United States, Russian Federation, Japan, Russia
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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 Mediterranean Sea and off Brazil).
The commercially important species Saccharina japonica (Laminaria japonica) is cultivated as kombu, a popular food in Japan.
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