Fucus distichus

Fucus distichus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: Sar
Clade: Stramenopiles
Phylum: Ochrophyta
Class: Phaeophyceae
Order: Fucales
Family: Fucaceae
Genus: Fucus
Species:
F. distichus
Binomial name
Fucus distichus
Synonyms
  • Fucus linearis Oeder, 1767
  • Fucus furcatus C.Agardh, 1820
  • Fucus fueci Bachelot de la Pylaie, 1830
  • Fucus miclonensis Bachelot de la Pylaie, 1830
  • Fucus anceps Harvey & Ward ex Carruthers, 1864
  • Virsodes furcatum Kuntze, 1891
  • Virsodes distichum (Linnaeus) Kuntze, 1891
  • Fucus nitens N.L.Gardner, 1922

Fucus distichus or rockweed is a species of brown alga in the family Fucaceae to be found in the intertidal zones of rocky seashores in the Northern Hemisphere, mostly in rock pools.