Undaria pinnatifida (Harvey) Suringar, 1873
(Wakame, Japanese Kelp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesUndaria pinnatifida (Wakame, Japanese Kelp)
FamilyALARIACEAE (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 Undaria pinnatifida (Wakame, Japanese Kelp) :
1: Undaria pinnatifida (Wakame, Japanese Kelp)
26 Apr 2017 OSGR: SZ09 50° 40’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
in tidal pool
Image 1: Fronds in shallow water at low tideImage 2: Fronds in shallow water at low tide (2)Image 3: Fronds in shallow water at low tide (3)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
() The Bishop Group 2011 *** Marine Aliens - Identification guide for selected marine non-native species ***(Superseded) 2nd edition, 24pp, Marine Biological Association
Wade, M., Ames, V. & McKee, K. Wakame

Undaria pinnatifida (Wakame, Japanese Kelp) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Undaria pinnatifida (Wakame, Japanese Kelp)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Undaria pinnatifida (Wakame, Japanese Kelp)
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