Pelvetia

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Pelvetia f

A taxonomic genus within the family Fucaceae – common North Atlantic brown algae, channeled wrack.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Chromista - kingdom; Harosa - subkingdom; Halvaria - infrakingdom; Heterokonta - superphylum; Ochrophyta - phylum; Phaeophyceae - class; Fucophycidae - subclass; Fucales - order; Fucaceae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Pelvetia canaliculata - sole recognized extant species

References

Pelvetia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Pelvetia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Pelvetia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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