Fucaceae
Fucus serratus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Stramenopiles
Phylum: Gyrista
Subphylum: Ochrophytina
Class: Phaeophyceae
Order: Fucales
Family: Fucaceae
Adanson

The Fucaceae are a family of brown algae, containing six genera:[1]

  • Ascophyllum Stackhouse – one species
  • Fucus L. – 15 species
  • Hesperophycus Setchell & Gardner – one species
  • Pelvetia Decne. & Thur. – one species
  • Pelvetiopsis N.L.Gardner – two species
  • Silvetia E.Serrão, T.O.Cho, S.M.Boo & S.H.Brawley – three species
Dwarf rockweed, Pelvetiopsis limitata, north Moonstone near Cambria, CA

References

  1. M. D. Guiry & G. M. Guiry (2006). "Fucaceae". AlgaeBase. National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved April 24, 2012.


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