Bifurcaria

Bifurcaria is a genus of brown algae in the family Sargassaceae. Individuals can grow to 40 cm.

EOL has data for 13 attributes, including:

growth habit
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/growthHabit
- Definition: general growth form, including size and branching. Some organisms have different growth habits depending on environment or location
- Attribution: Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 12, July 2012. Glossary: http://www.mobot.org/mobot/research/apweb/top/glossarya_h.html#habit PLANTS Database Growth Habits Codes and Definitions: https://plants.usda.gov/growth_habits_def.html
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macroalga
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OMIT_0013523
- Definition: macroscopic, multicellular, marine algae
- Attribution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seaweed
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habitat includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Habitat
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marine
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000447
- Definition: An aquatic biome that comprises systems of open-ocean and unprotected coastal habitats, characterized by exposure to wave action, tidal fluctuation, and ocean currents as well as systems that largely resemble these. Water in the marine biome is generally within the salinity range of seawater: 30 to 38 ppt.
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thallus length
- URI: https://eol.org/schema/terms/thallus_length
- Definition: length of the thallus, a gametophytic lifestage that has a flat growth form
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40 cm
water depth
- URI: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimDepth
- Definition: The depth of seawater at a location where this organism has been observed or collected.
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3.25 m
water temperature
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/SeawaterTemperature
- Definition: Temperature of the water at a location where this organism has been observed or collected.
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11.768 degrees celsius

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Bifurcaria. View this species on GBIF

Bifurcaria includes 2 children: