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A.3011 | EcoArt 2002
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Name: A.3011
Reference: EcoArt 2002
Description: This vegetation occurs on rocky intertidal habitats of the central and northern New England coast. ~Ascophyllum nodosum$ and ~Fucus$ spp. are perhaps the most characteristic algae, with other associates including species of ~Cladophora$ and ~Enteromorpha$. Invertebrates are important members of this community, including ~Mytilus edulis$ (blue mussel), ~Balanus balanoides$ (barnacles), ~Littorina$ spp., (periwinkles) and ~Acmaea testudinalis$ (limpets), as well as species of ~Asterias$ (starfish). 
Accession Code: VB.CC.1918.A3011
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 01-Dec-1998 to: 17-Mar-2005
     
  • status: accepted
  • Community's Parent: VI.C.2.N.a
  • This Community's Level: Alliance
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Scientific: ASCOPHYLLUM NODOSUM - FUCUS VESICULOSUS TIDAL ALGAL VEGETATION ALLIANCE
  Common: Yellow Tang - Black Tang Tidal Algal Vegetation Alliance
  Code: A.3011
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Ascophyllum nodosum - Fucus vesiculosus Tidal Algal Nonvascular Alliance