Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Chromista
Subkingdom Chromobiota
Infrakingdom Heterokonta
Phylum Ochrophyta
Class Phaeophyceae
Order Laminariales
Family Lessoniaceae
Genus Egregia
Species menziesii
Type specimen: First described by Turner in 1876. It was later renamed by J.E. Areschoug.
Type locality: Nootka Sound, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada
The Genus Egregia only contains one other species, E. laevigata.
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