See text Eisenia is a brown alga genus in the family Lessoniaceae.

The genus is named for California Academy of Sciences curator, Gustav Eisen.

[1] The genus was circumscribed by Johan Erhard Areschoug in Bot.

(1876) on page 68 in 1876 Eisenia bicyclis (the arame (荒布)) is a species of kelp best known for its use in Japanese cuisine.

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