Macrocystis

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós, “large”) + κύστις (kústis, “bladder”).

Proper noun

Macrocystis f

A taxonomic genus within the family Laminariaceae – giant kelp, an immensely long, blackish seaweed of the Pacific, having numerous almond-shaped air vessels.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Chromista - kingdom; Harosa - subkingdom; Halvaria - infrakingdom; Heterokonta - superphylum; Ochrophyta - phylum; Phaeophyceae - class; Fucophycidae - subclass; Laminariales - order; Laminariaceae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Macrocystis pyrifera - sole species

References

Macrocystis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Macrocystis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Macrocystis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Macrocystis at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Macrocystis at Encyclopedia of Life
Macrocystis at World Register of Marine Species
Macrocystis at AlgaeBase

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