Saccharina
Saccharina is a genus of 24 species of Phaeophyceae. It is found in the north Atlantic Ocean and the northern Pacific Ocean at depths from 8 m to 30 m.
The commercially important species Saccharina japonica is cultivated as kombu, a popular food in Japan.
Species
The following is a list of the 24 species of Saccharina:Saccharina angustata C.E. Lane, C. Mayes, Druehl & G.W. Saunders- Saccharina angustissima Augyte, Yarish & NeefusSaccharina bongardiana Selivanova, Zhigadlova & G.I. Hansen Saccharina cichorioides C.E. Lane, C. Mayes, Druehl & G.W. Saunders Saccharina coriacea C.E. Lane, C. Mayes, Druehl & G.W. Saunders
- Saccharina complanata Gabrielson, Lindstrom & O'KellySaccharina crassifolia Kuntze Saccharina dentigera C.E. Lane, C. Mayes, Druehl & G.W. Saunders Saccharina groenlandica C.E. Lane, C. Mayes, Druehl & G.W. Saunders Saccharina gurjanovae Selivanova, Zhigadlova & G.I. Hansen Saccharina gyrata C.E. Lane, C. Mayes, Druehl & G.W. Saunders Saccharina japonica C.E. Lane, C. Mayes, Druehl & G.W. Saunders Saccharina kurilensis C.E. Lane, C. Mayes, Druehl & G.W. Saunders
- Saccharina lanciformis N.G.Klockova & BeliyiSaccharina latissima C.E. Lane, C. Mayes, Druehl & G.W. Saunders Saccharina longicruris Kuntze Saccharina longipedales C.E. Lane, C. Maves, Druehl & G.W. Saunders Saccharina longissima C.E. Lane, C. Mayes, Druehl & G.W. Saunders Saccharina ochotensis C.E. Lane, C. Mayes, Druehl & G.W. Saunders Saccharina religiosa C.E. Lane, C. Mayes, Druehl & G.W. Saunders
- Saccharina sachalinensis N.Yotsukura & L.D.DruehlSaccharina sculpera C.E. Lane, C. Mayes, Druehl & G.W. Saunders Saccharina sessilis Kuntze Saccharina yendoana C.E. Lane, C. Mayes, Druehl & G.W. Saunders