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286: 46: 297: 525:. It was found that the release and settlement of eggs and zygotes occurred during daytime low tide periods, particularly when these fell between 10am and 2pm. Few gametes were released during the night time low tide period nor during the daytime period around noon when there was not a low tide. There was no correlation between the temperature or salinity of the water and gamete release and only a weak association with the 33: 362:. The midrib is conspicuous and near the holdfast the stalk is narrowed because of the thickening of the midrib and the erosion of the margins. The apices of the frond are rounded and the swollen receptacles at the tips are yellowish and up to six centimetres long. 352:
This is a small tufted brown alga. The fronds are rarely more than 4 mm wide narrow and grow up to thirty centimetres long. They do not include airbladders as in some other species of
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It has been found that this species grows more abundantly on sloped than on vertical rock faces. Its presence increases species richness as it forms canopies in the mid to high
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is formed it can only be dispersed over a limited distance. The plant dies back after reproducing and gets washed from its rock substrate by waves during the following winter.
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Christopher W. McKindsey & Edwin Bourget (2001). "Diversity of a northern rocky intertidal community: the influence of body size and succession".
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can survive and disperse for several days. It is thought that self-fertilisation often occurs in this species and once a
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due to the avoidance of gamete release when the water velocity is high under the turbulent conditions of high tide.
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A study was undertaken to see what factors influenced natural gamete release and the rate of
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N. L. Bird & J. McLachlan (1976). "Control of formation of receptacles in
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E. L. Rice & A. R. O. Chapman (1985). "A numerical taxonomic study of
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Bunker, F.StP.D., Maggs, C.A., Brodie, J.A. and Bunker, A.R. 2017.
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Two sub-species have been recorded from Great Britain and Ireland:
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
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that provide protection, shelter and food for a variety of small
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10.1890/0012-9658(2001)082[3462:DOANRI]2.0.CO;2
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Fucus distichus L. subsp. edentatus (Bach.Pyl.) Powell
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Seattle Seawall Habitat Enhancement Project 640: 572: 428:, rockweed is found on northern coasts of 31: 819: 611: 609: 295: 284: 780: 778: 568: 566: 564: 436:where it is found on rock faces and in 1112: 588:National University of Ireland, Galway 890: 889: 636: 634: 632: 606: 416:though young plants are susceptible. 775: 677: 675: 673: 561: 13: 629: 292:, isotype herbarium specimen, 1910 14: 1136: 670: 432:and the north and west coasts of 617:Seaweeds of Britain and Ireland. 593:World Register of Marine Species 404:a and c and other xanthophylls. 385:, each with a distinctive form. 44: 652:Marine Life Information Network 419: 388:The brown colour is due to the 857: 828: 807:Marine Ecology Progress Series 742: 705: 347: 1: 555: 736:10.2216/i0031-8884-15-1-79.1 691:Race Rocks Digital Herbarium 7: 1120:Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus 240:Bachelot de la Pylaie, 1830 232:Bachelot de la Pylaie, 1830 10: 1141: 720:(Phaeophyceae, Fucales)". 455: 336:of rocky seashores in the 307:, along with other debris. 898: 791:"Reproductive ecology of 769:10.1017/S0025315400050530 209: 202: 185: 178: 41:Scientific classification 39: 30: 23: 268:(Linnaeus) Kuntze, 1891 647:- General information" 408:has a high content of 308: 293: 641:Nicola White (2007). 299: 288: 785:Pearson, Gareth A.; 643:"A brown seaweed - 338:Northern Hemisphere 332:to be found in the 821:10.3354/meps143211 309: 294: 265:Virsodes distichum 248:Harvey & Ward 1107: 1106: 892:Taxon identifiers 845:(12): 3462–3478. 787:Brawley, Susan H. 625:978-0-9955673-3-7 468:generations. The 283: 282: 277: 276:N.L.Gardner, 1922 269: 261: 257:Virsodes furcatum 253: 241: 237:Fucus miclonensis 233: 225: 217: 171:F. distichus 1132: 1100: 1099: 1087: 1086: 1077: 1076: 1064: 1063: 1051: 1050: 1038: 1037: 1035:NHMSYS0021058643 1025: 1024: 1012: 1011: 999: 998: 986: 985: 973: 972: 960: 959: 947: 946: 934: 933: 932: 919: 918: 917: 887: 886: 881: 880: 878: 876: 861: 855: 854: 832: 826: 825: 823: 814:(1–3): 211–233. 803: 782: 773: 772: 746: 740: 739: 709: 703: 702: 700: 698: 679: 668: 667: 665: 663: 638: 627: 613: 604: 603: 601: 599: 570: 334:intertidal zones 275: 267: 259: 252:Carruthers, 1864 247: 239: 231: 223: 215: 191: 49: 48: 35: 21: 20: 1140: 1139: 1135: 1134: 1133: 1131: 1130: 1129: 1110: 1109: 1108: 1103: 1095: 1090: 1082: 1080: 1072: 1067: 1059: 1054: 1046: 1041: 1033: 1028: 1020: 1015: 1007: 1002: 994: 989: 981: 976: 968: 963: 955: 950: 942: 937: 930:Fucus distichus 928: 927: 922: 913: 912: 907: 900:Fucus distichus 894: 884: 874: 872: 867:Fucus distichus 863: 862: 858: 833: 829: 797: 793:Fucus distichus 783: 776: 753:(Phaeophyta)". 751:Fucus distichus 747: 743: 714:Fucus distichus 710: 706: 696: 694: 685:Fucus distichus 681: 680: 671: 661: 659: 645:Fucus distichus 639: 630: 614: 607: 597: 595: 579:Linnaeus, 1767" 577:Fucus distichus 571: 562: 558: 544:including many 538:intertidal zone 519:Fucus distichus 458: 422: 406:Fucus distichus 350: 313:Fucus distichus 301:Fucus distichus 198: 193: 189:Fucus distichus 187: 174: 43: 25:Fucus distichus 17: 16:Species of alga 12: 11: 5: 1138: 1128: 1127: 1122: 1105: 1104: 1102: 1101: 1088: 1078: 1065: 1052: 1039: 1026: 1013: 1000: 987: 974: 961: 948: 935: 920: 904: 902: 896: 895: 883: 882: 856: 827: 774: 763:(2): 433–459. 741: 704: 669: 628: 605: 559: 557: 554: 457: 454: 421: 418: 349: 346: 328:in the family 281: 280: 279: 278: 270: 262: 254: 242: 234: 226: 224:C.Agardh, 1820 221:Fucus furcatus 218: 213:Fucus linearis 207: 206: 200: 199: 194: 183: 182: 176: 175: 168: 166: 162: 161: 154: 150: 149: 144: 140: 139: 134: 130: 129: 124: 120: 119: 114: 110: 109: 104: 100: 99: 94: 87: 86: 81: 74: 73: 71:Diaphoretickes 68: 61: 60: 55: 51: 50: 37: 36: 28: 27: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1137: 1126: 1123: 1121: 1118: 1117: 1115: 1098: 1093: 1089: 1085: 1079: 1075: 1070: 1066: 1062: 1057: 1053: 1049: 1044: 1040: 1036: 1031: 1027: 1023: 1018: 1014: 1010: 1005: 1001: 997: 992: 988: 984: 979: 975: 971: 966: 962: 958: 953: 949: 945: 940: 936: 931: 925: 921: 916: 910: 906: 905: 903: 901: 897: 893: 888: 870: 868: 860: 852: 848: 844: 840: 839: 831: 822: 817: 813: 809: 808: 801: 796: 794: 788: 781: 779: 770: 766: 762: 758: 757: 752: 745: 737: 733: 729: 725: 724: 719: 715: 708: 692: 688: 686: 678: 676: 674: 658: 654: 653: 648: 646: 637: 635: 633: 626: 622: 618: 612: 610: 594: 590: 589: 585: 580: 578: 569: 567: 565: 560: 553: 551: 547: 543: 542:invertebrates 539: 534: 532: 528: 524: 520: 516: 515:fertilisation 511: 509: 505: 501: 497: 493: 489: 486: 482: 478: 474: 471: 467: 463: 453: 451: 447: 443: 442:littoral zone 440:in the upper 439: 435: 431: 427: 426:Great Britain 417: 415: 411: 410:phlorotannins 407: 403: 399: 398:beta-carotene 395: 391: 386: 384: 380: 376: 372: 368: 363: 361: 357: 356: 345: 343: 339: 335: 331: 327: 323: 319: 315: 314: 306: 305:Morecambe Bay 302: 298: 291: 287: 274: 271: 266: 263: 258: 255: 251: 246: 243: 238: 235: 230: 227: 222: 219: 214: 211: 210: 208: 205: 201: 197: 192: 190: 184: 181: 180:Binomial name 177: 173: 172: 167: 164: 163: 160: 159: 155: 152: 151: 148: 145: 142: 141: 138: 135: 132: 131: 128: 125: 122: 121: 118: 115: 112: 111: 108: 105: 102: 101: 98: 97:Stramenopiles 95: 92: 89: 88: 85: 82: 79: 76: 75: 72: 69: 66: 63: 62: 59: 56: 53: 52: 47: 42: 38: 34: 29: 26: 22: 19: 899: 873:. 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Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Diaphoretickes
SAR
Stramenopiles
Gyrista
Ochrophytina
Phaeophyceae
Fucales
Fucaceae
Fucus
Binomial name
L.
Synonyms


Morecambe Bay
species
brown alga
Fucaceae
intertidal zones
Northern Hemisphere
rock pools
Fucus
holdfast
xanthophyll
fucoxanthin
beta-carotene

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