Fucus vesiculosus, commonly known as bladderwrack, is a brown alga in the family Fucaceae recognised by the paired, nearly spherical air bladders that usually line either side of its midrib, though younger plants may lack them. Its fronds grow up to one hundred fifty centimetres long and two and a half centimetres wide, branching in a forked pattern from a disc shaped holdfast, though unattached specimens also occur. It grows along the coasts of the North Sea, the western Baltic Sea and the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, thriving on sheltered shores from the mid littoral to the lower intertidal zone and becoming stunted on more exposed shores. Bladderwrack was the original source of iodine, discovered in it in 1811, and was used extensively to treat goiter before modern iodine sources became available.
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Classification
DietPhotosynthetic Autotroph 1 System (Realm) Identification
Distinguishing AppearanceFronds grow to 150 cm long and 2.5 cm wide with a prominent midrib throughout 1 Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
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Source Wikidata: Bladderwrack
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1. Fucus vesiculosus, Wikipedia
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Fucus vesiculosus, known by the common names bladderwrack, black tang, rockweed, sea grapes, bladder fucus, sea oak, cut weed, dyers fucus, red fucus and rock wrack, is a brown alga (a seaweed) found on the coasts of the North Sea, the western Baltic Sea and the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Description
The fronds of F. vesiculosus grow to 150 cm (59 in) long and 2.5 cm (1 in) wide and have a prominent midrib throughout.
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Fucus vesiculosus, known by the common names bladderwrack, black tang, rockweed, sea grapes, bladder fucus, sea oak, cut weed, dyers fucus, red fucus and rock wrack, is a brown alga (a seaweed) found on the coasts of the North Sea, the western Baltic Sea and the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
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Fucus vesiculosus, known by the common names bladderwrack, black tang, rockweed, sea grapes, bladder fucus, sea oak, cut weed, dyers fucus, red fucus and rock wrack, is a brown alga (a seaweed) found on the coasts of the North Sea, the western Baltic Sea and the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
In Biome: Marine, Lead section
Fucus vesiculosus, known by the common names bladderwrack, black tang, rockweed, sea grapes, bladder fucus, sea oak, cut weed, dyers fucus, red fucus and rock wrack, is a brown alga (a seaweed) found on the coasts of the North Sea, the western Baltic Sea and the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
In Group: Wracks and Sargassum (Fucales), Lead
Fucus vesiculosus, known by the common names bladderwrack, black tang, rockweed, sea grapes, bladder fucus, sea oak, cut weed, dyers fucus, red fucus and rock wrack, is a brown alga (a seaweed) found on the coasts of the North Sea, the western Baltic Sea and the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
View the Source2. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Fucus vesiculosus
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 8222574, category fieldQuote, GBIF taxon key 8222574, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Wikidata: Bladderwrack
- Wikidata Q754755, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Child Taxon Of: Phaeophyceae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the SourceWikipedia: Algae
WikipediaLead, whole group is photosyntheticQuote, Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
are any of a large and diverse group of photosynthetic organisms.
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