''Saccharina'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of 24

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of ...

Phaeophyceae Brown algae (singular: alga), comprising the class Phaeophyceae, are a large group of multicellular algae, including many seaweeds located in colder waters within the Northern Hemisphere. Brown algae are the major seaweeds of the temperate and ...

(brown algae). It is found in the north

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and the northern

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at depths from 8 m to 30 m (exceptionally to 120 m in the warmer waters of the

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and off

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). The commercially important species ''

Saccharina japonica ''Saccharina japonica'' is a marine species of the Phaeophyceae (brown algae) class, a type of kelp or seaweed, which is extensively cultivated on ropes between the seas of China, Japan and Korea. It has the common name sweet kelp. It is wi ...

'' (''Laminaria japonica'') is cultivated as kombu, a popular food in Japan.

Species

The following is a list of the 24 species of ''Saccharina'': * ''

Saccharina angustata ''Saccharina'' is a genus of 24 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 Mediterran ...

'' (Kjellman) C.E. Lane, C. Mayes, Druehl & G.W. Saunders *''

Saccharina angustissima ''Saccharina'' is a genus of 24 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 Mediterran ...

'' (Collins) Augyte, Yarish & Neefus * ''

Saccharina bongardiana ''Saccharina'' is a genus of 24 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 Mediterran ...

'' (Postels & Ruprecht) Selivanova, Zhigadlova & G.I. Hansen * '' Saccharina cichorioides'' (Miyabe) C.E. Lane, C. Mayes, Druehl & G.W. Saunders * ''

Saccharina coriacea ''Saccharina'' is a genus of 24 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 Mediterran ...

'' (Miyabe) C.E. Lane, C. Mayes, Druehl & G.W. Saunders *''

Saccharina complanata ''Saccharina'' is a genus of 24 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 Mediterran ...

'' (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) Gabrielson, Lindstrom & O'Kelly * '' Saccharina crassifolia'' (Postels & Ruprecht) Kuntze * ''

Saccharina dentigera ''Saccharina dentigera'' is a species of brown algae (class Phaeophyceae), in the family Laminariaceae. It is native to shallow water in the northeastern Pacific Ocean from the Gulf of Alaska to Baja California. Taxonomy This seaweed was first ...

'' (Kjellman) C.E. Lane, C. Mayes, Druehl & G.W. Saunders * '' Saccharina groenlandica'' (Rosenvinge) C.E. Lane, C. Mayes, Druehl & G.W. Saunders * ''

Saccharina gurjanovae ''Saccharina'' is a genus of 24 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 Mediterran ...

'' (A.D. Zinova) Selivanova, Zhigadlova & G.I. Hansen * ''

Saccharina gyrata ''Saccharina'' is a genus of 24 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 Mediterran ...

'' (Kjellman) C.E. Lane, C. Mayes, Druehl & G.W. Saunders * ''

'' (J.E. Areschoug) C.E. Lane, C. Mayes, Druehl & G.W. Saunders * ''

Saccharina kurilensis ''Saccharina'' is a genus of 24 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 Mediterran ...

'' C.E. Lane, C. Mayes, Druehl & G.W. Saunders *''

Saccharina lanciformis ''Saccharina'' is a genus of 24 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 Mediterran ...

'' (Petrov) N.G.Klockova & Beliyi * ''

Saccharina latissima ''Saccharina latissima'' is a brown alga (class Phaeophyceae), of the family Laminariaceae. It is known by the common names sugar kelp, sea belt, and Devil's apron, and is one of the species known to Japanese cuisine as kombu. It is found in the ...

'' (Linnaeus) C.E. Lane, C. Mayes, Druehl & G.W. Saunders * ''

Saccharina longicruris ''Saccharina'' is a genus of 24 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 Mediterran ...

'' (Bachelot de la Pylaie) Kuntze * ''

Saccharina longipedales ''Saccharina'' is a genus of 24 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 Mediterran ...

'' (Okamura) C.E. Lane, C. Maves, Druehl & G.W. Saunders * ''

Saccharina longissima ''Saccharina'' is a genus of 24 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 Mediterran ...

'' (Miyabe) C.E. Lane, C. Mayes, Druehl & G.W. Saunders * ''

Saccharina ochotensis ''Saccharina'' is a genus of 24 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 Mediterran ...

'' (Miyabe) C.E. Lane, C. Mayes, Druehl & G.W. Saunders * ''

Saccharina religiosa ''Saccharina'' is a genus of 24 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 Mediterran ...

'' (Miyabe) C.E. Lane, C. Mayes, Druehl & G.W. Saunders *''Saccharina sachalinensis'' (Miyabe) N.Yotsukura & L.D.Druehl * ''

Saccharina sculpera ''Saccharina'' is a genus of 24 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 Mediterra ...

'' (Miyabe) C.E. Lane, C. Mayes, Druehl & G.W. Saunders * '' Saccharina sessilis'' (C. Agardh) Kuntze * ''

Saccharina yendoana ''Saccharina'' is a genus of 24 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 Mediterran ...

'' (Miyabe) C.E. Lane, C. Mayes, Druehl & G.W. Saunders

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q3010381 Laminariaceae Laminariales genera Taxa named by John Stackhouse