Laminaria saccharina(英語:Laminaria saccharina) (Linnaeus) Lamouroux, synonym of Saccharina latissima (north east Atlantic Ocean, Barents Sea south to Galicia - Spain)
Laminaria setchellii Silva (Aleutian Islands, Alaska to Baja California America)
Laminaria sinclairii (Harvey ex Hooker f. ex Harvey) Farlow, Anderson et Eaton (Hope Island, British Columbia to Los Angeles, California - America)
Laminaria solidungula (NE. America)
Laminaria stenophylla (NE. America)
Other species in the 海帶目 that may be considered as kelp:
Alaria marginata(英語:Alaria marginata) Post. & Rupr. (Alaska and California - 美洲)
Costaria costata (C.Ag.) Saunders (Japan; Alaska, California - America)
Ecklonia brevipes J. Agardh (Australia; New Zealand)
Ecklonia maxima(英語:Ecklonia maxima) (Osbeck) Papenfuss (South Africa)
Ecklonia radiata(英語:Ecklonia radiata) (C.Agardh) J. Agardh (Australia; Tasmania; New Zealand; South Africa)
Eisenia arborea(英語:Eisenia arborea) Aresch. (Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Montrey, Santa Catalina Island, California - America)
Hedophyllum sessile (C.Ag.) Setch (Alaska, California - America)
Macrocystis angustifolia Bory (Australia; Tasmania and South Africa)
Pleurophycus gardneri Setch. & Saund. (Alaska, California - America)
Pterygophora californica(英語:Pterygophora californica) Rupr. (Vancouver Island, British Columbia to Bahia del Ropsario, Baja California and California - America)
Non-Laminariales species that may be considered as kelp:
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Erlandson, J.M., M.H. Graham, B.J. Bourque, D. Corbett, J.A. Estes, & R.S. Steneck. 2007. The Kelp Highway hypothesis: marine ecology, the coastal migration theory, and the peopling of the Americas. Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology 2:161-174.