Laminaria complanata (Setchell et Gardner) Setchell

Synonyms:

Laminaria saccharina f. complanata Setchell et Gardner

Illustrations:

Sporophyte: Druehl 1968, pl. 4, fig. 18 (photo: habit), pl. 5, fig. 28 (photo: x-section, blade anatomy), pl. 7, fig. 41 (photo: x-section, stipe anatomy); Setchell and Gardner 1925, pl. 57 (photo: habit)

Pacific Coast Distribution:

British Columbia (Chanal Reef and Marchand Reef, Queen Charlotte Is.: Hawkes et al. 1979, p. 93; Bamfield, Vancouver I.: Scagel 1973, p. 133; James Bank: Druehl 1968, p. 545); Friday Harbor, Wash. (Setchell and Gardner 1903, p. 262)

Taxonomy:

Druehl 1968, p. 545; Druehl 1965, p. 25; Setchell 1912a, p. 149; Setchell and Gardner 1903, p. 262

Life History:

uninvestigated, but presumably alternation of heteromorphic phases, with a macroscopic sporophyte and dioecious microscopic gametophytes

Biology/Ecology:

Druehl 1970, p. 239; Paine and Vadas 1969b, p. 80; Paine and Vadas 1969a, p. 714; Druehl 1969, p. 163

Chemistry:

Van Alstyne et al. 1999