Fucus Spiralis (Rockweed)

Description:

• Around 20cm.
• Has a mid-rib.
• Has a flattened blade.
• Brownish- Yellowish Fonds.
• Bilaterally symmetrical bodies.

Taxonomy:

• Protista
• Heterokontophyta
• Phaeophyceae
• Fucales
• Fucaceae
• Fucus
• F. Spiralis

Ecology/ Features:

• Generally attached to a rock.
• Usually grows high up on sheltered shores using a holdfast.
• Ability to survive long periods without water by curling and drying the fronds so that there is less surface area.
• The fronds produce slimy mucus to keep moist.
• The orange, swollen tips are reproductive bodies.