Fucaceae

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Fucaceae
"Fucoideae", from Ernst Haeckel's Kunstformen der Natur, 1904
"Fucoideae", from Ernst Haeckel's Kunstformen der Natur, 1904
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Chromalveolata
Phylum: Heterokontophyta
Class: Phaeophyceae
Order: Fucales
Family: Fucaceae
Genera [1]

Ascophyllum
Fucus
Hesperophycus
Pelvetia
Pelvetiopsis
Silvetia
Xiphophora

Fucaceae are a family of brown algae. There are 8 genera in the family, most notably Fucus, which includes several common seaweeds.

[edit] References

  1. ^ M. D. Guiry & G. M. Guiry (2006). Fucaceae. AlgaeBase.
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