Saccharina
| Saccharina | |
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| Saccharina latissima | |
| Scientific classification | |
| (unranked): | SAR |
| Superphylum: | Heterokonta |
| Class: | Phaeophyceae |
| Order: | Laminariales |
| Family: | Laminariaceae |
| Genus: |
Saccharina Stackh. |
| Type species | |
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Saccharina plana Stackh. = Saccharina latissima (L.) C.E. Lane et al. |
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| Species | |
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20 species; see text |
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20 species; see text
Saccharina is a genus of 20 species of Phaeophyceae (brown algae). It is found in the north Atlantic Ocean and the northern Pacific Ocean at depths from 8 m to 30 m (exceptionally to 120 m in the warmer waters of the Mediterranean Sea and off Brazil).
The commercially important species Saccharina japonica (Laminaria japonica) is cultivated as kombu, a popular food in Japan.
The following is a list of the 20 species of Saccharina:
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