Fucales is an
order in the
brown algae (class Phaeophyceae). Members of this order are fucoids. The list of families (see box at right) in
Fucales, as well as additional taxonomic information on algae, is publicly accessible at Algaebase.
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Guiry, M.D. and Guiry, G.M. 2006. AlgaeBase version 4.2. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.
http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 7 December 2006