Species:
Fucus serratus L.
Sagtang in Norwegian
Serrated Wrack in English
Classification
The species Fucus serratus belongs to:
Photos
Photos of Fucus serratus (5):
1 of 5: Habit
Note: It can form a zone in the upper part of the sublittoral and lower part of the littoral zone, both at sheltered and semi-exposed coasts. The species is easy to identify due to the serrated edge of thallus, but the degree of serrations and the width of blad can vary. The thallus has a conspicuous mid-rib, is dichotomously branched and may be 30-60 cm long. It is perennial, dioecious (male and female gametes on different individuals) and carries mature receptacles during winter and early spring.
2 of 5: Habit
3 of 5: Habitat
4 of 5: Close-up of receptacles
5 of 5: Specimen with immature receptacles in autumn
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 L. (2)
- Båetang in Norwegian Bokmål
- Two headed wrack in English
- Fucus distichus subsp. evanescens (C. Agardh) H. T. Powell (4)
- Gjelvtang in Norwegian Bokmål
- 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
