Species:
Fucus distichus L.
Båetang in Norwegian Bokmål
Two headed wrack in English
Classification
The species Fucus distichus belongs to:
Photos
Photos of Fucus distichus (2):
1 of 2: Habit
Note: This small Fucus species (5-10 cm tall) occurs exclusively in the intertidal at strongly wave-exposed sites. It is found on the north and west coasts of Norway. It carries long and swollen receptacles from the end of branches during spring. These are lost during summer. It possesses an inconspicuous mid-rib and caecostomata (enclosed cavities in the cortex).
2 of 2: Habit of the species when growing in a rock pool
Note: The species can grow in rock pools in Northern Norway, forming a special growth form with thin branches.
Closest relatives
Other species in the same genus (Fucus):
- Fucus ceranoides L. (3)
- Høvringstang in Norwegian Bokmål
- Horned wrack in English
- Fucus cottonii Wynne & Magne (2)
- Fucus distichus subsp. evanescens (C. Agardh) H. T. Powell (4)
- Gjelvtang in Norwegian Bokmål
- Fucus serratus L. (5)
- Sagtang in Norwegian
- Serrated Wrack in English
- Fucus spiralis L. (4)
- Kaurtang, Spiraltang in Norwegian Bokmål
- Spiralled Wrack in English
- Fucus vesiculosus L. (3)
- Blæretang in Norwegian Bokmål
- Bladder Wrack in English
