Himantothallus grandifolius, Large frond tang : fisheries
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Himantothallus grandifolius   (A. Gepp & E.S. Gepp) Zinova, 1959

Large frond tang
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Phaeophyceae | Desmarestiales | Desmarestiaceae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Sessile; depth range 15 - 30 m (Ref. 26875).  Polar

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Endemic to the Antarctic region.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 1,000 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26875)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Largest known blades, 8 m in length and 1 m in width (Ref. 26875). Minimum depth from Ref. 116836. Found in isolated patches in the infra-littoral zone down to a depth of 30 m (Ref. 26875).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Guiry, M.D. and G.M. Guiry 2009 AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 April 2009. (Ref. 80701)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses

Fisheries: of potential interest
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Internet sources

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | AlgaeBase | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, Search) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).

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