Agarum (genus)
Genus of kelp
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Agarum is a genus of kelp described by Barthélemy Dumortier in 1822.[1] It has a broad distribution through the northern portions of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.[3][4]
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| Agarum clathratum exhibit at the National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Stramenopiles |
| Division: | Ochrophyta |
| Class: | Phaeophyceae |
| Order: | Laminariales |
| Family: | Agaraceae |
| Genus: | Agarum Dumortier 1822[1] |
| Species[2] | |
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In 1840, Agarum was placed in the family Agaraceae (initially spelt Agaroideae), named after this genus.[5][4] Due to its paraphyletic status, some species have been separated into two genera, Neoagarum and Thalassiophyllum, classified in the same family.[2]
