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Arctic Suction-cup Kelp
Laminaria solidungula
Authority:
J. Agardh
North Pacific Distribution:
Arctic Ocean.
Phylum:
Ochrophyta
Class:
Phaeophyceae
Order:
Laminariales
Family:
Laminariaceae
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Description: Thallus of this golden to medium brown kelp has a flat blade that can be slightly undulate at the margin; stipe to ~15 cm long. The holdfast is discoidal. This slow-growing kelp often displays several years of growth, denoted by the constrictions between roundish blade segments. A blade 7 years old can be less than 1 meter (39 in) long. Habitat: This perennial kelp occurs on rock in the shallow subtidal. Similar taxa: Laminaria yezoensis also has a discoid holdfast, but it does not occur in the Arctic
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