''Aureophycus'' is a genus of

kelp Kelps are large brown algae or seaweeds that make up the order (biology), order Laminariales. There are about 30 different genus, genera. Despite its appearance and use of photosynthesis in chloroplasts, kelp is technically not a plant but a str ...

native to the waters of Karamil Island in the Aleutians, comprising a single species ''Aureophycus aleuticus'', formally described in 2008. Each frond is long by wide with a strong yellow vein running along each edge (central vein lacking). A 2013 study found the genus to be basal to Laminariales.

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Laminariales Monotypic brown algae genera {{Phaeophyceae-stub