beach alectryon vs Flat Wrack

Alectryon coriaceus compared with Fucus spiralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank beach alectryon Flat Wrack
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Fucales (Fucales)
Family Sapindaceae Fucaceae
Genus Alectryon Fucus
Species Alectryon coriaceus Fucus spiralis

Conservation Status

beach alectryon

LC — Least Concern

Flat Wrack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute beach alectryon Flat Wrack
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

beach alectryon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Flat Wrack

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Africa (Morocco) and Europe (9 countries).

beach alectryon

The Beach alectryon (Alectryon coriaceus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Flat Wrack

No description available.

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