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Macrocystis is a
monospecific genus of kelp (large
brown algae) with all
species now
synonymous with
Macrocystis pyrifera. It is
commonly known as giant...
- (43 and 57 °F). They are
known for
their high
growth rate—the
genera Macrocystis and
Nereocystis can grow as fast as half a
metre a day (that is, about...
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persist for one or many years,
usually in
deeper water than
Eualaria or
Macrocystis,
where they co-occur. This
annual kelp
grows on rock from the low intertidal...
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Anthracobia macrocystis, the
charcoal goldeneye, is a
species of
apothecial fungus belonging to the
family Pyronemataceae. This is a
European species...
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manufactured foods.
Brown seaweeds range in size from the
giant kelp
Macrocystis pyrifera which can be 20–40
meters long, to thick, leather-like seaweeds...
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important role both as food and as a
potential habitat. For instance,
Macrocystis, a kelp of the
order Laminariales, may
reach 60 m (200 ft) in length...
- functionally. The most
widely recognized species are the
giant kelps (
Macrocystis spp.),
although numerous other genera such as Laminaria, Ecklonia, Lessonia...
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Aquaculture of
giant kelp,
Macrocystis pyrifera, is the
cultivation of kelp for uses such as food,
dietary supplements or potash.
Giant kelp contains...
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Macrocystis pyrifera –
giant kelp –
forming the
canopy of a kelp forest...
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carried into the
middle and deep
ocean thereby sequestering carbon.
Macrocystis pyrifera (also
known as
giant kelp)
sequesters carbon faster than any...
