Macrocystis
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Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós, “large”) + κύστις (kústis, “bladder”).
Proper noun
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
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Chromista – kingdom; Harosa – subkingdom; Halvaria – infrakingdom; Heterokonta – superphylum; Ochrophyta – phylum; Phaeophyceae – class; Fucophycidae – subclass; Laminariales – order; Laminariaceae – family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Macrocystis pyrifera - sole species
References
Macrocystis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Macrocystis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Macrocystis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Macrocystis at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Macrocystis at World Register of Marine Species
- Macrocystis at AlgaeBase
