Fucales

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Fucales is an order of brown algae characterized by mostly marine, often large and structurally complex seaweeds that include genera such as Sargassum and Fucus.

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Label Occurrences
Fucales canonical 3

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf algal order
order of brown algae
taxonomic rank
belongsToGroup brown algae
cellWallComponent alginic acid
cellulose
fucoidan
characterizedBy differentiated tissues
large seaweeds
mostly marine species
multicellular oogonia and antheridia in conceptacles
parenchymatous thallus
presence of conceptacles
structurally complex thalli
class Phaeophyceae
distribution present in some tropical seas
worldwide in temperate seas
domain Eukarya
surface form: Eukaryota
ecologicalRole habitat former for marine invertebrates and fishes
primary producer in coastal ecosystems
economicUse source of alginates
used as animal feed supplement
used as fertilizer
used in traditional human food in some regions
firstDescriptionCentury 19th century
habitat intertidal zone
marine environment
subtidal rocky shores
hasCommonName rockweeds
wracks
includesGenus Ascophyllum
Cystoseira spp.
surface form: Cystoseira

Fucus
Hormosira
Pelvetia
Sargassum natans
surface form: Sargassum
kingdom Chromista
lifeCycle diplontic life cycle
no free-living haploid gametophyte generation
morphology often with air bladders in some genera such as Sargassum
often with holdfast stipe and blade
photosyntheticOrganism true
phylum Ochrophyta
pigment chlorophyll a
chlorophyll c
fucoxanthin
reproductionType oogamous sexual reproduction
storageProduct laminarin
mannitol
taxonRank order

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sargassum natans order Fucales
Sargassaceae order Fucales
Sargassaceae subdivision Fucales