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Fucus serratus Linnaeus, 1753 
AphiaID: 145546

Classification: Biota > Chromista (Kingdom) > Harosa (Subkingdom) > Heterokonta (Infrakingdom) > Ochrophyta (Phylum) > Phaeista (Subphylum) > Limnista (Infraphylum) > Fucistia (Superclass) > Phaeophyceae (Class) > Fucales (Order) > Fucaceae (Family) > Fucus (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status
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Rank Species
Parent Fucus Linnaeus, 1753
Synonymised
taxa
  Fucus serratus f. abbreviatus Kjellman, 1883
Fucus serratus f. angustus Kjellman, 1883
Fucus serratus f. arcticus (J.Agardh) Kjellman, 1880
Fucus serratus f. elongatus Kjellman, 1890
Fucus serratus f. grandifrons Kjellman, 1883
Fucus serratus f. laciniatus Kjellman, 1890
Fucus serratus var. angustifolius Stackhouse, 1816
Fucus serratus var. arcticus J.Agardh, 1868
Fucus serratus var. integer Turner, 1809
Fucus serratus var. integerrimus C.Agardh, 1820
Fucus serratus var. lacinatus Greville, 1890
Fucus serratus var. latifolius Turner, 1809
Halidrys serrata (Linnaeus) Stackhouse, 1809 (synonym)
Virsodes serratum (Linnaeus) Kuntze (synonym)
Sources  original description: Linnaeus, C. (1753). Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas ad genera relatas cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Stockholm. [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]

basis of record: Algaebase, available online at http://www.algaebase.org [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: Taylor, W.R. 1957. Marine algae of the northeastern coast of North America. The University of Michigan Press. Ann Arbor. viii + 509 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: Dyntaxa (2013) Swedish Taxonomic Database. Accessed at www.dyntaxa.se [15-01-2013]., available online at http://www.dyntaxa.se [details]

Vernacular
Names
 
Language   Name 
Danish savtang  [details]
Dutch gezaagde zee-eik  [details]
Dutch zaagwier  [details]
English serrated wrack  [details]
English toothed wrack  [details]
French fucus dentelé  [details]
French varech denticulé  [details]
German gemeiner Blasentang  [details]
German Sägetang  [details]
Swedish sågtång  [details]
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taxa

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Forma Fucus serratus f. abbreviatus Kjellman, 1883 accepted as Fucus serratus Linnaeus, 1753
Forma Fucus serratus f. angustus Kjellman, 1883 accepted as Fucus serratus Linnaeus, 1753
Forma Fucus serratus f. arcticus (J.Agardh) Kjellman, 1880 accepted as Fucus serratus Linnaeus, 1753
Forma Fucus serratus f. elongatus Kjellman, 1890 accepted as Fucus serratus Linnaeus, 1753
Forma Fucus serratus f. grandifrons Kjellman, 1883 accepted as Fucus serratus Linnaeus, 1753
Forma Fucus serratus f. laciniatus Kjellman, 1890 accepted as Fucus serratus Linnaeus, 1753
Variety Fucus serratus var. angustifolius Stackhouse, 1816 accepted as Fucus serratus Linnaeus, 1753
Variety Fucus serratus var. arcticus J.Agardh, 1868 accepted as Fucus serratus Linnaeus, 1753
Variety Fucus serratus var. integer Turner, 1809 accepted as Fucus serratus Linnaeus, 1753
Variety Fucus serratus var. integerrimus C.Agardh, 1820 accepted as Fucus serratus Linnaeus, 1753
Variety Fucus serratus var. lacinatus Greville, 1890 accepted as Fucus serratus Linnaeus, 1753
Variety Fucus serratus var. latifolius Turner, 1809 accepted as Fucus serratus Linnaeus, 1753
Environment marine
Distribution De Panne [details]
Dutch Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
European waters (ERMS scope) [details]
Gulf of Maine [details]
Holy Island [details]
Irish Exclusive economic Zone [details]
North West Atlantic [details]
Oostduinkerke [details]
Sas van Goes [details]
Swedish Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Wadden Sea [details]
Wimereux [details]
Zeeland [details]
Links BIOTIC
Marine Life Information Network - UK
Published in AlgaeBase Logo AlgaeBase
To Barcode of Life (8 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (650 publications)
To Dyntaxa
To Encyclopedia of Life
To GenBank (7895 nucleotides; 177 proteins)
To PESI
To ITIS
Notes  Distribution: Gulf of Maine (south to Bar Harbor), Scotian Shelf and the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence [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]
Images 
Fucus serratus Linnaeus, 1753
Fucus serratus Linnaeus, 1753
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Fucus serratus Linnaeus, 1753
Fucus serratus Linnaeus, 1753
added on 2006-09-13 - author: Nuyttens, Filip
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Fucus serratus Linnaeus, 1753
Fucus serratus Linnaeus, 1753
added on 2006-09-13 - author: Nuyttens, Filip
qualitystatus: not checked
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:145546
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  Citation: Guiry, Michael D. (2013). Fucus serratus Linnaeus, 1753. 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=145546 on 2013-05-22
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