Flat Wrack vs toothed wrack

Fucus spiralis compared with Fucus serratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat Wrack	toothed wrack
Kingdom same	Chromista (Chromista)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum same	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class same	Phaeophyceae (Alga coklat)	Phaeophyceae (Alga coklat)
Order same	Fucales (Fucales)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family same	Fucaceae	Fucaceae
Genus same	Fucus	Fucus
Species	Fucus spiralis	Fucus serratus

Evolutionary Relationship

Flat Wrack and toothed wrack share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Fucus.

Conservation Status

Flat Wrack

LC — Least Concern

toothed wrack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat Wrack	toothed wrack
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

toothed wrack

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden