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  1. kelp, diatoms, and allies
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  4. ›Fucophycidae
  5. ›Fucoids
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Fucus radicans
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Fucus radicans

Fucus radicans is a species of brown algae in the family Fucaceae, endemic to and recently evolved within the Baltic Sea. The species was first described by Lena Bergström and Lena Kautsky in 2005 from a location in Ångermanland, Sweden. The specific epithet is from the Latin and means "rooting", referring to the fact that this species primarily reproduces by the taking root of detached fragments.

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