devil`s apron
devil's apron (bot.), the large kelp (laminaria saccharina, and l. longicruris) of the atlantic ocean, having a blackish, leathery expansion, shaped somewhat like an apron... see also devil | ||||
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Laminaria
Laminaria is a genus of 31 species of brown algae (Phaeophyceae) all sharing the common name "kelp". This economically important genus is noted for being a long, leathery giant seaweed. Some species are referred to by the common name Devil's apron, due to their shape, or sea colander due to the perforations present on the lamina. It is found in the north Atlantic Ocean and the northern Pacific Ocean at depths from 8 m to 30 m (exceptionally to 120 m in the warmer waters of the Mediterranean Sea and off Brazil).
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