s A Field Guide to the British Seaweeds - NMBAQC
s A Field Guide to the British Seaweeds - NMBAQC
s A Field Guide to the British Seaweeds - NMBAQC
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Fucus sp.<br />
Plants <strong>to</strong>ugh, cartilaginous and not<br />
easily <strong>to</strong>rn, with midrib and greeny/<br />
brown in colour with three more<br />
common species<br />
Fucus serratus – characterised<br />
by its serrated edge and long flat<br />
reproductive tips, found on <strong>the</strong><br />
lower lit<strong>to</strong>ral area of <strong>the</strong> shore.<br />
Fucus vesiculosus –<br />
characterised by <strong>the</strong> presence of<br />
pairs of air bladders or vesicles<br />
(bladders are occasionally known<br />
<strong>to</strong> be absent), reproductive tips<br />
tend <strong>to</strong> be large and swollen,<br />
found in <strong>the</strong> mid lit<strong>to</strong>ral.<br />
Fucus spiralis –<br />
characterised by its<br />
spiralled frond,<br />
swollen reproductive<br />
tips with distinct<br />
sterile rim of cells,<br />
found in <strong>the</strong> upper<br />
zone of <strong>the</strong> shore
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