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WoRMS taxon details
Ascophyllum nodosum (Linnaeus) Le Jolis, 1863
AphiaID: 145541
AphiaID: 145541
| Classification: Biota > Chromista (Kingdom) > Chromobiota (Subkingdom) > Heterokonta (Infrakingdom) > Heterokontophyta (Phylum) > Phaeophyceae (Class) > Fucales (Order) > Fucaceae (Family) > Ascophyllum (Genus) |
| Status | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Species | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parent | Ascophyllum Stackhouse, 1809 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Synonymised taxa |
Ascophyllum laevigatum Stackhouse, 1809 (synonym) Ascophyllum nodosum var. scorpioides (Hauck) Reinke, 1889 (synonym) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sources |
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] additional source: Linkletter, L.E. 1977. A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B. 68 p. [details] additional source: Sears, J.R. (ed.). 1998. NEAS keys to the benthic marine algae of the northeastern coast of North America from Long Island Sound to the Strait of Belle Isle. Northeast Algal Society. 163 p. [details] additional source: Thomas, M.L.H. (ed.). 1983. Marine and coastal systems of the Quoddy Region, New Brunswick. Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 64. 306 p. [details] additional source: Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: ITIS database, available online at http://www.itis.gov [details] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vernacular Names |
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| Direct child taxa | Variety Ascophyllum nodosum var. mackaii Variety Ascophyllum nodosum var. scorpioides (Hauck) Reinke, 1889 accepted as Ascophyllum nodosum (Linnaeus) Le Jolis, 1863 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distribution | Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone [details] Boulogne, Pointe de la Creche [details] Cap Gris Nez [details] De Haan [details] European waters (ERMS scope) [details] German Bight [details] Gulf of Maine [details] Knokke [details] Koksijde [details] North West Atlantic [details] Oostduinkerke [details] Oostende [details] Pointe aux Oies (point) [details] Pointe du Riden [details] Sas van Goes [details] Wadden Sea [details] Wimereux [details] Zeebrugge [details] Zeeland [details] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Links | To AlgaeBase BIOTIC To GenBank Marine Life Information Network - UK To Barcode of Life (1 barcode) To ITIS | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes |
Diet: photosynthetic [details] Dimensions: blades a few cm to 1.5 m long [details] Distribution: Long Island Sound to the Arctic Circle (66oN) [details] Habitat: mid to low littoral, especially in protected sites [details] Importance: harvested [details] Morphology: Brown colour results from the dominance of the xanthophyll fucoxanthin; this masks the other pigments, Chlorophyll a and c (no chlorophyll b), beta-carotene and other xanthophylls. [details] Reproduction: general for group: most brown algae have an alternation of haploid and dioploid generations; The haploid thalli form isogamous, anisogamous or oogamous gametes and the diploid thalli form zoospores by meiosis. [details] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Citation: Guiry, M.D. (2010). Ascophyllum nodosum (Linnaeus) Le Jolis, 1863. In: Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2010). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=145541 on 2010-07-30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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