Eisenia galapagensis
| Eisenia galapagensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Stramenopiles |
| Division: | Ochrophyta |
| Class: | Phaeophyceae |
| Order: | Laminariales |
| Family: | Lessoniaceae |
| Genus: | Eisenia |
| Species: | E. galapagensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Eisenia galapagensis W.R.Taylor, 1945
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Eisenia galapagensis[2] is an endemic species of kelp that is found around the Galápagos Islands. It is found mostly in the cold nutrient-rich waters west of the archipelago.[3]
References
- ^ Miller, K.A.; Garske, L.; Edgar, G. (2007). "Eisenia galapagensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007 e.T63598A12686906. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63598A12686906.en. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
- ^ "Eisenia galapagensis W.R.Taylor, 1945". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
- ^ "The day we discovered the kelp forest in the Galapagos". Charles Darwin Research Station. Retrieved 10 December 2025.