Saccharina latissima (Linnaeus) C.E.Lane, C.Mayes, Druehl & G.W.Saunders, 2006
(Sea Belt, Sugar Kelp, Poor Man’s Weather Glass)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSaccharina latissima (Sea Belt, Sugar Kelp, Poor Man’s Weather Glass)
FamilyLAMINARIACEAE (a family of brown seaweeds)
OrderLAMINARIALES (an order of brown seaweeds)
ClassPHAEOPHYCEAE (brown seaweeds)
SubphylumPHAEISTA (a subphylum of chromists)
PhylumOCHROPHYTA (a phylum of chromists)
KingdomCHROMISTA (algae)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Saccharina latissima (Sea Belt, Sugar Kelp, Poor Man’s Weather Glass) :
1: Saccharina latissima (Sea Belt, Sugar Kelp, Poor Man’s Weather Glass)
23 May 2008 OSGR: NS03 55° 40’ N, 5° 10’ W Vice County: Clyde Islands (VC 100) Scotland
washed up
Image 1: Frond - baseImage 2: Frond - base - close-upImage 3: Frond - mid-section - close-upImage 4: Frond - mid-section - close-up (2)Image 5: Frond - mid-section - close-up (3)Image 6: Frond - mid-section - close-up (4)Image 7: Frond - tipImage 8: Plant - laid out on rocksImage 9: Plant - laid out on shingleImage 10: Plant - laid out on shingle (2)

Saccharina latissima (Sea Belt, Sugar Kelp, Poor Man’s Weather Glass) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Saccharina latissima (Sea Belt, Sugar Kelp, Poor Man’s Weather Glass)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 9 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Saccharina latissima (Sea Belt, Sugar Kelp, Poor Man’s Weather Glass)
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