Species

Channel Wrack

Phylum: CHROMOPHYCOTA

Kindom: Plantae

Size: finger tip to thumb joint 11-15 cm

Sightings: 13

Description: Pelvetia canaliculata, channel wrack, is a very common brown alga (Phaeophyceae) found on the rocks of the upper shores of Europe. It is the only species remaining in the monotypic genus Pelvetia. In 1999, the other members of this genus were reclassified as Silvetia due to differences of oogonium structure and of nucleic acid sequences of the rDNA. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelvetia

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