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Family: Fucaceae



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12 species (see list below)
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Ascophyllum nodosum
[North Atlantic rockweed]
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Fucus ceranoides
[Horned wrack]
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Fucus distichus
[Rockweed]
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Fucus evanescens
[]
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Max. Length 70 cm TL
 
Fucus serratus
[Toothed wrack]
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Fucus spiralis
[Spiral wrack]
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Fucus vesiculosus
[Bladder wrack]
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Fucus virsoides
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Pelvetia canaliculata
[Channelled wrack]
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Pelvetiopsis limitata
[Little rockweed]
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Xiphophora chondrophylla
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Xiphophora gladiata
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Ascophyllum nodosum North Atlantic rockweed Northeast Atlantic
Fucus ceranoides Horned wrack Northeast Atlantic
Fucus distichus Rockweed Eastern Pacific and the A 1767
Fucus evanescens Northeast Atlantic
Fucus serratus Toothed wrack Northeast Atlantic. 70 TL
Fucus spiralis Spiral wrack Eastern Pacific 1753
Fucus vesiculosus Bladder wrack North Atlantic. 1753
Fucus virsoides Mediterranean Sea.
Pelvetia canaliculata Channelled wrack Northeast Atlantic
Pelvetiopsis limitata Little rockweed Eastern Pacific
Xiphophora chondrophylla Southwest Pacific
Xiphophora gladiata Southwest Pacific



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