Species:

Laminaria digitata (Hudson) Lamouroux

Fingertare in Norwegian Bokmål
Doire, Red ware, Seagirdles in English

Classification

The species Laminaria digitata belongs to:

Division:
Ochrophyta (Brown algae, Brown seaweeds)
Class:
Phaeophyceae
Order:
Laminariales
Family:
Laminariaceae
Genus:
Laminaria

Photos

Photos of Laminaria digitata (2):

  • Photo of Laminaria digitata
  • Photo of Laminaria digitata

1 of 2: Habit

Photo of Laminaria digitata
The species forms a zone in the upper sublittoral
Species
Laminaria digitata
Verified by
Bergen Seaweed Group
Sampling location
Ormhilleren, Sotra, Hordaland
Sampling date
2008-03-09
Published
2008-08-20
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  • Habit

2 of 2: Habitat

Photo of Laminaria digitata
It is present in the lower intertidal of wave-exposed parts of the entire Norwegian coast, often forming a zone above the Laminaria hyperborea kelp forest It can be separated from L. hyperborea by a Y- shaped junction between stipes and lamina. The stipes is smooth, flexible and a little flattened in the upper part. The thalli can be shaped in many ways, broad, narrow, with a long or short stipes.  Photo: © Vivian Husa Terms of use
Species
Laminaria digitata
Verified by
Bergen Seaweed Group
Sampling location
Ormhilleren, Øygarden, Hordaland
Sampling date
2007-03-15
Published
2008-03-07
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  • Thallus

Note: Photo: Bernt Rydland Olsen

Closest relatives

Other species in the same genus (Laminaria):