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Fucus

Fucus

Origin: L. Rock lichen, orchil, used as a red dye, red or purple colour, disguise, deceit.

1. A paint; a dye; also, false show.

2. (Science: botany) a genus of tough, leathery seaweeds, usually of a dull brownish green colour; rockweed.

Formerly most marine alg? were called fuci.


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cell wall thickness of seeweed

Hi im dooing my 2008 biology Course work and was wondering if any 1 Knows what The cell wall thicknesses are for Fucus vesiculosus fucus serratus (toothed wrack) Himanthalia Elongata (thong weed) or the average thickness for a lower shore sea weed. THNX in advance

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by Flanker
Tue Jul 08, 2008 4:31 pm
 
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Fucus vesiculosus - (Bladder wrack)

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by biologyfreaks
Wed Jul 13, 2005 9:07 am
 
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