Fucus spiralis

flat wrack

SPECIES

1. KingdomChromista
2. PhylumOchrophyta
3. ClassPhaeophyceae
4. OrderFucales
5. FamilyFucaceae

Habitatmarine, brackish

Observations recorded22,217

Spiral wrack is a small version of bladder wrack, but it doesn't have inflated bladders. The bladders that you may see have a jelly-like content and are for reproduction. The bladders have a narrow rim which is lacking by bladder wrack. This brown seaweed grows in the highest part of the tidal zone, often underneath Blidingia minima. Spiral wrack is fairly common in the delta region and the Wadden Sea.

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🔬Museum specimens

Specimen records

3,370

With media

1,976

Family

Fucaceae

Collections

USCH, NCU, UIT, NY, MHN-UABCS, US

Recorded in

United States, Canada, Norway, Netherlands, Mexico, United Kingdom, Morocco, Spain

Wikidata facts

Instance of

taxon

Parent taxon

Fucus

Image

Fucus spiralis (Faroe stamp).jpg

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