Knotted Wrack
Ascophyllum nodosum
Summary 3
Ascophyllum nodosum, knotted wrack, is a species of brown algae and the only species in the genus Ascophyllum. It is found along the Atlantic coast of North America, and the west coasts of Europe, and east Greenland, in the mid to low littoral, especially in protected areas.
Guiry, Michael D. (2015). Ascophyllum nodosum (Linnaeus) Le Jolis, 1863. In: Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2016). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=145541 on 2016-06-29
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