Description
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Habitat
Typically found in the intertidal zone at the water's edge at a mean distance from sea level of -25 meters (-82 feet).[1]
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Chromista
()
- T. Cavalier-Smith, 1981
- Subkingdom:
Chromobiota
()
- Cavalier-Smith, 1991
- Infrakingdom:
Heterokonta
()
- (Cavalier-Smith, 1986) Cavalier-Smith, 1995
- Phylum:
Ochrophyta
()
- (Cavalier-Smith, 1986) T. Cavalier-Smith, 1995
- Subphylum:
Phaeista
()
- Cavalier-Smith, 1995
- Infraphylum:
Chrysista
()
- (Cavalier-Smith, 1986) Cavalier-Smith, 1995
- Superclass:
Phaeistia
()
- Cavalier-Smith, 1995
- Class:
Phaeophyceae
()
- Order:
Fucales
()
- Kylin
- Family:
Cystoseiraceae
()
- Genus:
Bifurcaria
()
- Specific descriptor:
bifurcata
- Alg-91
- Scientific name: - Bifurcaria bifurcata R. Ross
- Specific descriptor:
bifurcata
- Alg-91
- Genus:
Bifurcaria
(
- Family:
Cystoseiraceae
(
- Order:
Fucales
(
- Class:
Phaeophyceae
(
- Superclass:
Phaeistia
(
- Infraphylum:
Chrysista
(
- Subphylum:
Phaeista
(
- Phylum:
Ochrophyta
(
- Infrakingdom:
Heterokonta
(
- Subkingdom:
Chromobiota
(
- Kingdom:
Chromista
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Bifurcaria rotunda Papenfuss
- Bifurcaria tuberculata Stackhouse
- Fucus bifurcatus Velley, Nom. Illeg.
- Fucus rotundatus Hudson, Nom. Illeg.
- Fucus tuberculatus Hudson, Nom. Illeg.
- Pycnophycus tuberculatus /i> (Stackhouse) Kützing
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Guiry M .D..
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Bifurcaria
There are approximately 7 species in this genus:
B. bifurcata · B. brassicaeformis · B. galapagensis · B. galapegensis · B. levigata · B. rotunda · B. tuberculata
More Info
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Notes
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Contributors
- AlgaeBase, 3.0, 2004.
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed May 17, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 3 providers.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal May 17, 2008:
- European Environment Agency: EUNIS
- GBIF-Spain: Universitat de València, Colecciones de Criptógamas: VAL_Algae
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Taxonomic Information Sytem for the Belgian coastal area
- UK National Biodiversity Network: Countryside Council for Wales - Pembrokeshire Marine Species Atlas
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 437684
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Alg-91
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13365035
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2634201
Footnotes
- Standard Deviation = 87.250 based on 79 observations. Terrestrial altitude and ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
