| Species name | Common name | Distribution | Max. Length (cm) | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Laminaria digitata (Hudson) J.V. Lamouroux | Tangle | Northeast Atlantic | |
| Laminaria hyperborea (Gunnerus) Foslie | North European kelp | Northeast Atlantic | |
| Laminaria ochroleuca Bachelot de la Pylaie | Mediterranean Sea | ||
| Laminaria pallida Greville | Hollow oar weed | Southeast Atlantic | |
| Laminaria rodriguezii Bornet | Mediterranean Sea | ||
| Laminaria setchellii P.C. Silva | Split kelp | Eastern Pacific | |
| Laminaria sinclairii (J.D. Hooker & Harvey) Farlow, Anderson & Eaton | Dense-clumped kelp | Eastern Pacific |