| Laminariaceae | |
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| Laminaria hyperborea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Stramenopiles |
| Phylum: | Gyrista |
| Subphylum: | Ochrophytina |
| Class: | Phaeophyceae |
| Order: | Laminariales |
| Family: | Laminariaceae Bory |
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Laminariaceae is a familyofbrown algal seaweeds, many genera of which are popularly called "kelp". The table indicates the genera within this family.[1] The family includes the largest known seaweeds: Nereocystis and Macrocystis.[2][3]
| Genus | Authority | Species |
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| Arthrothamnus | Ruprecht | 2 |
| Cymathere | J. Agardh | 2 |
| Kjellmaniella | Miyabe | 1 |
| Laminaria | J.V. Lamouroux | 29 |
| Macrocystis | C. Agardh | 4 |
| Nereocystis | Postels & Ruprecht | 1 |
| Pelagophycus | Areschoug | 1 |
| Postelsia | Ruprecht | 1 |
| Pseudolessonia | G.Y. Cho, N.G. Klochkova, T.N. Krupnova & Boo | 1 |
| Saccharina | Stackhouse | 24 |
| Streptophyllopsis | Kajimura | 1 |
Gerasimenko, N.I.; Martyyas, E.A; Busarova, N.G (November 2012). "Composition of lipids and biological activity of lipids and photosynthetic pigments from algae of the families Laminariaceae and Alariaceae". Chemistry of Natural Compounds. 48 (5): 737–741. doi:10.1007/s10600-012-0371-5.
McDevit, Daniel; Saunders, Gary (May 2010). "A DNA barcode examination of the Laminariaceae (Phaeophyceae) in Canada reveals novel biogeographical and evolutionary insight". Phycologia. 49 (3): 235–248. doi:10.2216/ph09-36.1.
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