Author | Brown, H. & Wilkinson, M. |
Title | Pictures to help with identification of Fucus species from the British Isles |
Type | Download |
How Complete | Selected species. |
Source | http://www.nmbaqcs.org/scheme-components/macroalgae/literature-and-taxonomic-keys.aspx |
Illustrations | Colour photographs |
Review (by Malcolm Storey) | Fucus species are notoriously variable in saltmarsh and estuarine environments. This guide presents a useful collection of photographs from different habitats. |
Website url | www.nmbaqcs.org/scheme-components/macroalgae/literature-and-taxonomic-keys.aspx |
Notes & Purpose | Status | Taxon | English | Classification |
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For identification | Current | Fucus | wracks | Chromista: Fucales: Fucaceae |
For identification | Current | Fucus ceranoides | Horned Wrack | Chromista: Fucales: Fucaceae |
For identification | Current | Fucus cottonii | a brown seaweed | Chromista: Fucales: Fucaceae |
For identification | Current | Fucus serratus | Saw Wrack, Serrated Wrack, Toothed Wrack | Chromista: Fucales: Fucaceae |
For identification | Current | Fucus spiralis | Flat Wrack, Spiral Wrack | Chromista: Fucales: Fucaceae |
For identification | Current | Fucus vesiculosus | Bladder Wrack | Chromista: Fucales: Fucaceae |
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