Fucus distichus Pacific Rockweed, Rock Weed, Bladder Wrack, Popping Wrack

Fucus distichus is commonly referred to as Pacific Rockweed, Rock Weed, Bladder Wrack, Popping Wrack. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Douglas Mason, USA

Pacific Rockweed (Fucus distichus) Vincent Park, Richmond),2024

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AphiaID:: 145544

Scientific:: Fucus distichus
German:: Pazifischer Blasentang
English:: Pacific Rockweed, Rock Weed, Bladder Wrack, Popping Wrack

Category:

Family tree:: Chromista (Kingdom) > Ochrophyta (Phylum) > Phaeophyceae (Class) > Fucales (Order) > Fucaceae (Family) > Fucus (Genus) > distichus (Species)
Initial determination:: Linnaeus, 1767

Occurrence:: the Baltic Sea, the North Sea, Alaska (Western Atlantic), Aleutian Islands, Barents Sea, Canada Eastern Pacific, Eastern Pacific Ocean, European Coasts, Gulf of California, Japan, Kattegat (Baltic Sea), Labrador Península, North Atlantic Ocean, North Pacific (Ocean), Scandinavia, Spitsbergen /Svalbard, the British Isles, the Isle of Man, The Shetland Islands (Scotland), USA
Marine Zone:: Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters
Sea depth:: 0 - 2 Meter
Habitats:: Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: up to 9.84" (25 cm)
Temperature:: 39.2 °F - 62.6 °F (4°C - 17°C)
Food:: Photosynthesis
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2016-01-24 13:19:23
Last edit:: 2024-06-12 12:56:27

Info

Linnaeus, 1767

Fucus distichus or rockweed is a species of brown alga in the family Fucaceae to be found in the intertidal zones of rocky seashores in the Northern Hemisphere, mostly in rock pools.

Synonyms:
Fucus anceps Harvey & Ward ex Carruthers, 1864
Fucus distichus edentatus f. abbreviatus (N.L.Gardner) Hollenberg & I.A.Abbott, 1966
Fucus distichus f. anceps (Harvey & Ward ex Carruthurs) Petrov, 1965
Fucus distichus f. robustior (J.Agardh) Kjellman, 1883
Fucus distichus f. tenuior (J.Agardh) Kjellman, 1883
Fucus distichus subsp. anceps (Harvey & Ward ex Carruthers) H.T.Powell, 1957
Fucus distichus var. distichus Linnaeus, 1767
Fucus distichus var. miclonensis (De La Pylaie) Kleen, 1874
Fucus distichus var. robustior J.Agardh, 1868
Fucus distichus var. tenuior J.Agardh, 1868
Fucus evanescens var. cuneatus
Fucus evanescens var. ecostatus
Fucus evanescens var. oregonensis
Fucus fueci Bachelot de la Pylaie, 1830
Fucus fueci f. elenkini E.S.Sinova, 1922
Fucus fueci f. ruprechti E.S.Sinova, 1922
Fucus furcatus C.Agardh, 1820
Fucus furcatus f. abbreviatus
Fucus furcatus f. angustus
Fucus furcatus f. elongatus
Fucus furcatus f. luxurians
Fucus furcatus f. typicus
Fucus gardneri P.C.Silva, 1953
Fucus inflatus f. distichus (Linnaeus) Børgesen, 1902
Fucus inflatus f. linearis (Oeder) Børgesen, 1902
Fucus inflatus var. linearis (Oeder) Rosenvinge, 1893
Fucus linearis Oeder, 1767
Fucus miclonensis Bachelot de la Pylaie, 1830
Fucus nitens N.L.Gardner, 1922
Virsodes distichum (Linnaeus) Kuntze
Virsodes furcatum Kuntze

External links

Algae Base (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Biodiversity of The Central Coast (en). Abgerufen am 04.08.2021.
sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 12.06.2024.
Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 12.06.2024.
Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 04.08.2021.

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By jkirkhart35 - originally uploaded to Flickr as Fucus distichus (Rockweed), CC BY 2.0, $3

Pacific Rockweed (Fucus distichus) Vincent Park, Richmond),2024

Fucus gardneri, Rockweed or Bladderwrack.Alive in the intertidal, but above water and dry during minus tide,

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