Macrocystis
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós, “large”) + κύστις (kústis, “bladder”).
Proper noun edit
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 edit
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Chromista - kingdom; Harosa - subkingdom; Halvaria - infrakingdom; Heterokonta - superphylum; Ochrophyta - phylum; Phaeophyceae - class; Fucophycidae - subclass; Laminariales - order; Laminariaceae - family
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Macrocystis pyrifera - sole species
References edit
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
