Genus Laminaria (Noun)
Meaning
Type genus of the family Laminariaceae: perennial brown kelps.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Laminaria is a genus of brown algae, commonly referred to as kelps, which can be found in the deeper waters off the coasts of North America, Europe, and Asia.
- Genus Laminaria is characterized by large, flat, blade-like fronds growing at the end of a stipe attached to a holdfast that keeps the plant firmly rooted.
- Genus Laminaria species produce sorbitol, a sugar alcohol extracted typically from the roots of the mountain ash, and in the case of kelp, its potential pharmaceutical applications are quite promising.
- Kelps, part of the genus Laminaria, have become important contributors to the organic nutrition and therapeutic agricultural trend that is becoming very popular today.
- The kelp genus Laminaria includes several species of seaweeds that play key roles within marine ecosystems around the world as habitats for numerous invertebrates.