Fucus vesiculosus
L.
Rockweed, Bladder Wrack
Synonyms: Fucus axillaris f. balticus, Fucus axillaris var. subecostatus, Fucus balticus, Fucus divaricatus, Fucus excisus, Fucus inflatus, Fucus mytili, Halidrys vesiculosus, Virsodes vesiculosum
CLASSIFICATION
Main Group: Protoctist
Sublevel 1:
Stramenopiles
Sublevel 2:
Brown Algae
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Division:
Ochrophyta
Class: Phaeophyceae Order: Fucales Family: Fucaceae Genus: Fucus Species: Fucus vesiculosus
STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND
Origin:
Native
Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?:
No
Rarity Designations:
There are no rarity listings for protoctists.
The federal government and New England states do not evaluate
protoctists for rarity.
BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY
Feeding Type:
Photoautotroph
HABITAT
ASSOCIATED SPECIES
PHOTOS OF
Fucus vesiculosus
PHOTOS OF SPECIES ASSOCIATIONS