Synonyms: Polymorpha crispa, Chondrus norvegicus, Chondrus platysma, Chondrus variolosus, Fucus ceranoides var. lacerus, Fucus crispus, Fucus crispus var. aequalis, Fucus crispus var. brunneus, Fucus crispus var. filiformis, Fucus crispus var. lacerus, Fucus crispus var. patens, Fucus crispus var. planus, Fucus crispus var. sarniensis, Fucus crispus var. virens, Fucus lacerus, Fucus norvegicus, Fucus patens, Gigartina heterocarpa, Gymnogongrus norvegicus, Iridaea heterocarpa, Iridophycus heterocarpus, Oncotylus norvegicus, Polymorpha aequalis, Polymorpha norvegicus, Sphaerococcus crispus f. aequalis, Sphaerococcus crispus var. ciliatus, Sphaerococcus norvegicus
CLASSIFICATION
Main Group: Protoctist
Sublevel 1:
Archaeplastida
Sublevel 2:
Red Algae
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Division:
Rhodophyta
Class: Florideophyceae
Order: Gigartinales
Family: Gigartinaceae
Genus: Chondrus
Species: Chondrus crispus
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.
