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Laminaria digitata. Laminaria digitata is a tough, leathery, dark brown seaweed that grows to 2 or 3 metres (6 + 1 ⁄ 2 or 10 ft) long. The holdfast which anchors it to the rock is conical and has a number of spreading root-like protrusions called rhizoids.
Laminaria is a genus of brown seaweed in the order Laminariales (kelp), comprising 31 species native to the north Atlantic and northern Pacific Oceans. This economically important genus is characterized by long, leathery laminae and relatively large size.
Laminaria hyperborea is a species of large brown alga, a kelp in the family Laminariaceae, also known by the common names of tangle and cuvie. It is found in the sublittoral zone of the northern Atlantic Ocean. A variety, Laminaria hyperborea f. cucullata (P.Svensden & J.M.Kain, 1971) is known from more wave sheltered areas in Scandinavia. [2]
Fucus species can also be used for thalassotherapy, along with other species such as Turkish towel (Chondracanthus exasperatus), feather boa (Egregia menziesii), and finger kelp (Laminaria digitata). [9] In 2005, it was announced that bacteria grown on Fucus have the ability to attack and kill the MRSA superbacterium. [10]
L. digitata may refer to: Lambis digitata , a sea snail species Laminaria digitata , the oarweed, a large brown alga species found in the sublittoral zone of the northern Atlantic Ocean
A Scoubidou is a corkscrew-like tool that is used for the commercial harvesting of seaweed, whose invention is credited to Yves Colin in 1961. [1] The device consists of an iron hook attached to a hydraulic arm. [2]
Membranipora is a genus of bryozoans in the family Membraniporidae.A typical example is the widely distributed species Membranipora membranacea that commonly encrusts seaweeds, particularly fronds of the kelps Laminaria digitata, L. hyperborea, and Saccorhiza polyschides.
Laminaria nigripes is a species of kelp found in the North Atlantic and North Pacific within Arctic and subarctic waters including Vancouver Island, Haida Gawaii, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Downeast Maine, and the Bay of Fundy. The species may be found exclusively in the Arctic, but frequent misidentification of samples has led to speculation ...