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| Authority: J.V. Lamouroux |
Type species: Laminaria digitata (Hudson) J.V. Lamouroux |
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| Commercial species: angustata (ANG), bongardiana (BON), diabolica (DIA), digitata (DIG), groenlandica (GRO), hyperborea (HYP), japonica (JAP), longicruris (LOG), longissima (LOI), ochroleuca (OCH), octotensis (OCT), religiosa (REL), saccharina (SAC), setchelli (SEC), sachinzii (SCH) & spp. |
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| Common names: Ao-kombu, Atlantic Kombu, Barraí raice, Birodo-Kombu, Black kombu, Broadleaf kelp, Ceann a' tslat, Cha-kombu, Chai Tai, Chijimi-kombu, Cloudy kombu, Coirleach, Coirrleach, Cow's tail, Cupóg Na gCloch, Cut kombu, Cuvie, Cuvie, Dashi-Kombu, Dulse, Ebisume, Enaga-kombu, Feam, Feamnach bhuí, Hai Dai, Kombu |
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| Classification: Eukaryota, Phylum Heterokontophyta, Order Laminariales, Family Laminariaceae. |
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| AlgaeBase names and species: 163 names - 31 current as of 12-2001. |
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Laminaria production
click country to go to GIS |
Tons per annum
wild harvest |
Tons per annum
cultivated |
| Canada |
100 |
0 |
| China |
n/a |
644,464 |
| France |
523 |
0 |
| Ireland |
12,000 |
0 |
| Japan |
32,000 |
24,000 |
| North Korea |
3,000 |
2,300 |
| Norway |
34,000 |
0 |
| Russia |
n/a |
0 |
| South Africa |
350 |
0 |
| South Korea |
3,000 |
2,300 |
| Spain |
40 |
0 |
| UK |
2,000 |
0 |
| USA |
n/a |
0 |
| Total |
760,077 |
87,013 |
673,064 |
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Production
Laminaria is the most abundantly produced of all macrophytic algae. Approximate annual production figures from recent years are as above. |
Biology & Agronomy
Laminaria is extensively farmed in China, Korea and Japan. It is also harvested from wild stands in Northeastern North America, Iceland, Greenland and Western Europe. There is a great deal of material published on Laminaria in various languages and DiveBorneo is in the process of organising and linking this material. |
Chemistry
DiveBorneo has a monograph in preparation on the chemistry of alginates. |
Processing
We have several monographs in progress covering analytical procedures post-harvest treatment and process technology. Check the processing index for available web pages and monographs. |
Products, Uses & Applications
Laminaria has many applications and is the most extensively utilised of all seaplant genera. |
| List of species' uses and community affiliations |
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| Genus |
GenID |
SpID |
Species |
Uses |
Communities |
| Laminaria |
LA |
ANG |
angustata |
FA, FI, FF, IA, PA |
AI, BP, FM, SV, WB |
| Laminaria |
LA |
BON |
bongardiana |
FA, FI, FF, IA, PA |
AI, BP, FM, SV, WB |
| Laminaria |
LA |
DIA |
diabolica |
FA, FI, FF, IA, PA |
AI, BP, FM, SV, WB |
| Laminaria |
LA |
DIG |
digitata |
FA, FI, FF, IA, PA |
AI, BP, FM, SV, WB |
| Laminaria |
LA |
GRO |
groenlandica |
FA, FI, FF, IA, PA |
AI, BP, FM, SV, WB |
| Laminaria |
LA |
HYP |
hyperborea |
FA, FI, FF, IA, PA |
AI, BP, FM, SV, WB |
| Laminaria |
LA |
JAP |
japonica |
FA, FI, FF, IA, PA |
AI, BP, FM, SV, WB |
| Laminaria |
LA |
LOG |
longicruris |
FA, FI, FF, IA, PA |
AI, BP, FM, SV, WB |
| Laminaria |
LA |
LOI |
longissima |
FA, FI, FF, IA, PA |
AI, BP, FM, SV, WB |
| Laminaria |
LA |
OCH |
ochroleuca |
FA, FI, FF, IA, PA |
AI, BP, FM, SV, WB |
| Laminaria |
LA |
OCT |
octotensis |
FA, FI, FF, IA, PA |
AI, BP, FM, SV, WB |
| Laminaria |
LA |
REL |
religiosa |
FA, FI, FF, IA, PA |
AI, BP, FM, SV, WB |
| Laminaria |
LA |
SAC |
saccharina |
FA, FI, FF, IA, PA |
AI, BP, FM, SV, WB |
| Laminaria |
LA |
SCH |
schinzii |
FA, FI, FF, IA, PA |
AI, BP, FM, SV, WB |
| Laminaria |
LA |
SEC |
setchelli |
FA, FI, FF, IA, PA |
AI, BP, FM, SV, WB |
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| click to relevant uses or communities on the index/legend table below>>> |
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| Laminaria is most strongly associated with the Agri-Industry, Biopolymer, Seaweed, Seavegetables and Wellbeing communities. |
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