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Macrocystis
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Macrocystis
Macrocystis
is a genus of
kelp
(large
brown algae
). This genus contains the largest of all the
phaeophyceae
or
brown algae
.
Macrocystis
has
pneumatocysts
at the base of its
blades
.
Sporophytes
are perennial, and individual stipes may persist for many years. The genus is found widely in
subtropical
and temperate oceans of the Southern Hemisphere, and in the northeast Pacific from
Baja California
to
Sitka, Alaska
.
Macrocystis
is a major component of
kelp forests
.
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