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Saccorhiza polyschides

Common Names

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Common Names in English:

An Cla‚omh, Furbelows

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 -12 meters (-38 feet).Standard Deviation = 110.250 based on 893 observations. Terrestrial altitude and ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.

Taxonomy

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Unambiguous Synonyms

  1. Fucus bulbosus Hudson, nom. illeg.
  2. Fucus polyschides Lightfoot
  3. Haligenia bulbosa (Hudson) Decaisne
  4. Laminaria blossevillei Bory de Saint-Vincent
  5. Laminaria bulbosa J.V. Lamouroux
  6. Saccorhiza bulbosa J. Agardh, nom. illeg.

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Guiry M .D..

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Saccorhiza

There are approximately 3 species in this genus:

S. bulbosa · S. dermatodea · S. polyschides

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Notes

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Contributors

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal May 17, 2008:

Identifiers

Footnotes

Last Revised: August 28, 2008