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Kelp

Medical Definition:	Large, robust forms of brown algae (PHAEOPHYCEAE) in the order Laminariales. They are a major component of the lower intertidal and sublittoral zones on rocky coasts in temperate and polar waters. Kelp, a kind of SEAWEED, usually refers to species in the genera LAMINARIA or MACROCYSTIS, but the term may also be used for species in FUCUS or Nereocystis.
Guide Notes:	coord with specific alga if pertinent
Previously Indexed:	Algae (1965-2003),Seaweed (1971-2003)

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