Laminariaceae

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: large family of marine brown algae including many economically important large kelps chiefly of northern waters
  Synonym: family Laminariaceae

Laminariaceae
Laminaria hyperborea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Chromalveolata
Phylum:	Heterokontophyta
Class:	Phaeophyceae
Order:	Laminariales
Family:	Laminariaceae
Genera
(see table)

Laminariaceae are a family of seaweeds, classified as brown algae. The table indicates the genera within this family.^[1] The family includes the largest known seaweeds: Nereocystis and Macrocystis. ^[2][3]

Laminariaceae Genera^[1][4]

Genus	Authority	Species
Arthrothamnus	Ruprecht	2
Costularia	Petrov & Gusarova	1
Cymathere	J. Agardh	2
Feditia	Yu. Petrov & I. Gusarova	1
Laminaria	J.V. Lamouroux	29
Macrocystis	C. Agardh	4
Nereocystis	Postels & Ruprecht	1
Pelagophycus	Areschoug	1
Phyllariella	Petrov & Vozzhinskaja	1
Postelsia	Ruprecht	1
Pseudolessonia	G.Y. Cho, N.G. Klochkova, T.N. Krupnova & Boo	1
Saccharina	Stackhouse	20
Streptophyllopsis	Kajimura	1

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2006). AlgaeBase version 4.2. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org. Laminariaceae genera retrieved December 19, 2009.
2. ^ van den Hoek, C., Mann, D.G. and Jahns, H.M. 1995. Algae An Introduction to Phycology. University of Cambridge. ISBN 0 521 30419 9
3. ^ Reference
4. ^ Lane, C.E.; C. Mayes; L.D. Druehl; & G.W. Saunders (2006). "A multi-gene molecular investigation of the kelp (Laminariales, Phaeophyceae) supports substantial taxonomic re-organization". Journal of Phycology 42: 493–512. 

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