Lessonia flavicans
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| Lessonia flavicans | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Stramenopiles |
| Phylum: | Gyrista |
| Subphylum: | Ochrophytina |
| Class: | Phaeophyceae |
| Order: | Laminariales |
| Family: | Lessoniaceae |
| Genus: | Lessonia |
| Species: | L. flavicans |
| Binomial name | |
| Lessonia flavicans Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1825 | |
Lessonia flavicans is a species of kelp in the genus Lessonia, native to the shallow seas off the far south of South America and the Falkland Islands.[1] It is the only alga to have the form of a tree, having a stem up to 20 cm (7.9 in) thick and up to 3 m (9.8 ft) tall, topped by dichotomous clusters of flaccid fronds each up to a metre long, and bringing the total height to 4 m (13 ft).[2][3]
