Macrocystis
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macrocystis-232-107191
title:
Macrocystis
text:
Macrocystis is a monospecific genus of kelp with all species now synonymous with Macrocystis pyrifera. It is commonly known as giant kelp or bladder kelp. This genus contains the largest of all the Phaeophyceae or brown algae. Macrocystis has pneumatocysts at the base of its blades. Sporophytes are perennial and the individual may live for up to three years; stipes/fronds within a whole individual undergo senescence, where each frond may persist for approximately 100 days. The genus is found wid
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Genus of large brown algae
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macrocystis
date created:
2005-07-18T23:14:17Z
date modified:
2024-09-15T22:17:35Z
main entity:
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image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/Giantkelp2_300.jpg","width":1271,"height":839}
fields total:
13
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16