CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota

Chromista (kingdom) » Ochrophyta (phylum) » Phaeophyceae (class) » Laminariales (order) » Laminariaceae (family)

CAAB Code:	54 076001 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Macrocystis pyrifera (Linnaeus) C. Agardh, 1820
Rank:	Species

CAAB category:	54 - Phaeophyta Brown algae (seaweeds)
Family:	54 76 Laminariaceae (kelps (brown algae)) - show full list
Standard Name (AS5301):	Giant Kelp
Common Name:	giant kelp
Common Names List:	string kelp
Organism Type:	a kelp (brown alga)
Synonyms:	Macrocystis angustifolia
Taxon lists:	Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat:	Marine unspecified
Parent Codes:	54 076901 Macrocystis spp.
Previous Codes (if any):	54 079002, 54 079001

Taxon Notes:

This species is also known from the temperate Pacific coast of South America, and the temperate North Pacific.

Identifiers:

AFD	NZOR-6-48180 Name status: accepted Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia
WoRMS	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:232231 Name status: accepted Checked on: 2020-02-04 View at WoRMS - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

Record source:	Cowan, R. Huisman, J., Compilers, Australian Marine Algal Name Index (AMANI), on-line publication. - as at August 2000
Scientific Name verified against:	WoRMS, WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species. . Available from http: www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ.

CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report