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Fig. 14.3
Distribution of the large brown algal genera
Durvillaea
and laminariales
Macrocystis
and
Lessonia
in the southern hemisphere. Different species of
Durvillaea
and
Lessonia
are presented. As the current evidence indicates the existence of only one species of
Macrocystis
(
M
.
pyrifera
) (see the text), this
information is presented as
Macrocystis
sp. Note:
Macrocystis
is also present in the northern hemisphere in the Pacific coast from Baja California, Mexico, to
Alaska (the schemes represent a compilation of the literature revised in the text)