Macrocystis pyrifera Giant kelp

Macrocystis pyrifera wird umgangssprachlich als Riesenalge, Kelp, Birnentang bezeichnet.

Marlin Harms, California USA, California, USA

Macrocystis pyrifera, Giant Kelp 2021

Above water at minus tide in the intertidal zone,Hazard Reef,Montana de Oro State Park,San Luis Obispo Co., California
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lexID:: 4424
AphiaID:: 232231

Scientific:: Macrocystis pyrifera
German:: Riesenalge, Kelp, Birnentang
English:: Giant Kelp

Category:: Bruine algen

Family tree:: Chromista (Kingdom) > Ochrophyta (Phylum) > Phaeophyceae (Class) > Laminariales (Order) > Laminariaceae (Family) > Macrocystis (Genus) > pyrifera (Species)
Initial determination:: (Linnaeus) C.Agardh, 1820

Occurrence:: Antarctica, Argentina, Ascencion, St. Helena & Tristan da Cunha, Australia, Canada Eastern Pacific, Chile, Gulf of California, Indo Pacific, Mexico (East Pacific), New Zealand, Peru, Tasmania (Australia), the Canary Islands, Uruguay, West-Atlantic Ocean
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 0 - 20 Meter
Habitats:: Kelp forests, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 1181.1" - 1968.5" (3000cm - 5000cm)
Temperature:: 42.8 °F - 57.2 °F (6°C - 14°C)
Food:: Photosynthesis
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

More related species in this lexicon:

Macrocystis pyrifera
Riesenalge, Kelp, Birnentang

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2012-06-19 18:34:42
Last edit:: 2024-12-23 20:54:35

Info

Macrocystis pyrifera (Linnaeus) C.Agardh, 1820

Synonymised names
Fucus giganteus Gaudichaud, 1826 · unaccepted
Fucus pyriferus Linnaeus, 1771 · unaccepted
Laminaria pyrifera (Linnaeus) J.V.Lamouroux, 1813 · unaccepted
Macrocystis angustifolia Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1826 · unaccepted (synonym)
Macrocystis communis Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1826 · unaccepted
Macrocystis humboldtii (Bonpland) C.Agardh, 1822 · unaccepted
Macrocystis integrifolia Bory, 1826 · unaccepted (synonym)
Macrocystis laevis C.H.Hay, 1986 · unaccepted (synonym)
Macrocystis latifolius Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1826 · unaccepted
Macrocystis luxurians (J.D.Hooker & Harvey) J.Agardh, 1848 · unaccepted
Macrocystis orbigniana Montagne, 1839 · unaccepted
Macrocystis pelagica Areschoug, 1848 · unaccepted
Macrocystis planicaulis C.Agardh, 1839 · unaccepted (synonym)
Macrocystis pomifera Bory, 1826 · unaccepted
Macrocystis pyrifera var. humboldtii Bonpland, 1808 · unaccepted
Macrocystis pyrifera var. longibullata Reinsch, 1890 · unaccepted
Macrocystis pyrifera var. luxurians J.D.Hooker & Harvey, 1847 · unaccepted
Macrocystis tenuifolia Postels & Ruprecht, 1840 · unaccepted

Direct children (3)
Variety Macrocystis pyrifera var. humboldtii Bonpland, 1808 accepted as Macrocystis pyrifera (Linnaeus) C.Agardh, 1820
Variety Macrocystis pyrifera var. longibullata Reinsch, 1890 accepted as Macrocystis pyrifera (Linnaeus) C.Agardh, 1820
Variety Macrocystis pyrifera var. luxurians J.D.Hooker & Harvey, 1847 accepted as Macrocystis pyrifera (Linnaeus) C.Agardh, 1820

External links

Wikipedia deutsch (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Wikipedia englisch (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Copyright Wolfram Sander, Anacapa, California

Holdfast, Macrocystis pyrifera, North Monastery 2023

Macrocystis pyrifera, Giant Kelp Cast Up on the Rocky Intertidal.At minus tide,Estero Bluffs State Park,San Luis Obispo Co., California 2021

Macrocystis pyrifera, Giant Kelp Wrack.North Point, Morro Strand State Beach,Morro Bay, California 2018

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