Fucus spiralis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fucales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: Tsar Cladus: Sar Infraregnum: Heterokonta Phylum: Ochrophyta Subphylum: Phaeista Infraphylum: Limnista Superclassis: Fucistia Classis: Phaeophyceae Subclassis: Fucophycidae Ordo: Fucales

Familia: Fucaceae
Genus: Fucus
Species: Fucus spiralis

Name

Fucus spiralis L., 1753

Type locality: "in Oceano" [Atlantic Ocean]. Lectotype (designated by Børgesen 1909: 119): LINN LINN 1274.53.

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Fucus vesiculosus var. spiralis (L.) Roth, 1800
- Halidrys spiralis (L.) Stackhouse, 1809
- Fucus sherardii f. spiralis (L.) Areschoug, 1868
- Fucus platycarpus f. spiralis (L.) Thuret, 1878
- Fucus vesiculosus f. spiralis (L.) Batters, 1890
- Fucus platycarpus var. spiralis (L.) Rosenvinge, 1897
Heterotypic
- Fucus areschougii Kjellman, 1890

References

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 1159. Reference page.
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2017. AlgaeBase: Fucus spiralis. National University of Ireland, Galway. Accessed March 6, 2017.
WoRMS, World Register of Marine Species. 2017. Fucus spiralis. Accessed March 6, 2017.

Vernacular names

العربية: فوقس حلزوني
Deutsch: Spiraltang
English: spiral wrack, flat wrack
føroyskt: Snúgvin skúvtari
íslenska: Klapparþang
norsk bokmål: Spiraltang, Kaurtang
Nederlands: Kleine zee-eik
norsk nynorsk: Kaurtang

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