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Bifurcaria bifurcata R.Ross, 1958 
AphiaID: 145503

Classification: Biota > Chromista (Kingdom) > Harosa (Subkingdom) > Heterokonta (Infrakingdom) > Ochrophyta (Phylum) > Phaeista (Subphylum) > Limnista (Infraphylum) > Fucistia (Superclass) > Phaeophyceae (Class) > Fucales (Order) > Sargassaceae (Family) > Bifurcaria (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Typetaxon of  Bifurcaria Stackhouse, 1809
Parent Bifurcaria Stackhouse, 1809
Synonymised
taxa
  Ascophylla tuberculatum Kuntze, 1891 (synonym)
Bifurcaria tuberculata Stackhouse, 1809
Bifurcaria tuberculata var. sysymbrioides (Kützing) DeToni, 1895 (synonym)
Fucus bifurcatus Velley, 1792
Fucus rotundatus Hudson, 1762
Fucus tuberculatus Hudson, 1778
Pycnophycus sisymbrioides Kützing, 1854 (synonym)
Pycnophycus tuberculatus (Stackhouse) Kützing, 1843
Sources  basis of record: Algaebase, available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details]

basis of record: Guiry, M.D. (2001). Macroalgae of Rhodophycota, Phaeophycota, Chlorophycota, and two genera of Xanthophycota, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 20-38 (look up in IMIS[details]

Vernacular
Names
 
Language   Name 
German Gabelzweigtang  [details]
Environment marine
Distribution Atlantic [details]
Dutch Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
European waters (ERMS scope) [details]
Irish Exclusive economic Zone [details]
Portugal [details]
United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Links Marine Life Information Network - UK
Published in AlgaeBase Logo AlgaeBase
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Encyclopedia of Life
To GenBank (16 nucleotides; 9 proteins)
To PESI
To ITIS
Note  Habitat: Known from rocky shores. [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:145503
Taxonomic
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  Guiry, Michael D.
  
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  Citation: Guiry, Michael D. (2013). Bifurcaria bifurcata R.Ross, 1958. In: Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2013). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=145503 on 2013-05-19
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