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Nereocystis Postels & Ruprecht, 1840 
AphiaID: 240751

Classification: Biota > Chromista (Kingdom) > Harosa (Subkingdom) > Heterokonta (Infrakingdom) > Ochrophyta (Phylum) > Phaeista (Subphylum) > Limnista (Infraphylum) > Fucistia (Superclass) > Phaeophyceae (Class) > Laminariales (Order) > Laminariaceae (Family)
Status accepted
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Rank Genus
Parent Laminariaceae Bory, 1827
Source  basis of record: Algaebase, available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details]

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 Species Nereocystis luetkeana (K.Mertens) Postels & Ruprecht, 1840

Species Nereocystis gigantea Areschoug, 1876 accepted as Pelagophycus porra (Léman) Setchell, 1908
Species Nereocystis priapus (S.G.Gmelin) De A.Saunders, 1904 accepted as Nereocystis luetkeana (K.Mertens) Postels & Ruprecht, 1840
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LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:240751
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Date   action   by
2007-06-03 15:46:28Z  created  Vanden Berghe, Edward
2010-08-12 12:41:00Z  changed  Guiry, Michael D.
  
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  Citation: Guiry, Michael D. (2013). Nereocystis Postels & Ruprecht, 1840. In: Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2013). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=240751 on 2013-05-24
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