Lessonia corrugata
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Lessonia corrugata is a species of kelp, a brown algae in the genus Lessonia, commonly known as strapweed, common crapweed[citation needed], or Tasmanian kombu. It is a subtidal species endemic to Tasmania and southern Victoria, Australia, and is the least studied of the only three Laminarian kelps in the region.[1] The species was first described by Arthur Henry Shakespeare Lucas in 1931,[2] and is most closely related to the New Zealand species Lessonia variegata.[3]
Lessonia corrugata | |
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Lessonia corrugata | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | SAR |
Clade: | Stramenopiles |
Phylum: | Gyrista |
Subphylum: | Ochrophytina |
Class: | Phaeophyceae |
Order: | Laminariales |
Family: | Lessoniaceae |
Genus: | Lessonia |
Species: | L. corrugata |
Binomial name | |
Lessonia corrugata Lucas, 1931 | |
Lessonia corrugata is a dominant species in some Tasmanian kelp forests,[4] but remains poorly studied. It is currently being developed for use in aquaculture, to produce food, feed, kelp biomass, and for environmental remediation purposes in IMTA finfish farms.[1][5] However, it has also been identified as highly vulnerable to ocean warming.[6][5]