| Notes: |
Vera Cunha e Joana Almeida
Cabo do Mundo, Matosinhos, Portugal |
| Description: |
An intertidal brown seaweed, found on the high shore. It grows up to 40cm and live for up 4 years. The species can tolerate a high level of desiccation. Fucus spiralis is hermaphroditic. Cabo do Mundo is a portuguese beach which water temperature round 19ºC at Summer and 9ºC at Winter. |
Species:
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Fucus spiralis Linnaeus |
