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Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland Resource

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Guide to marine life of Britain and Ireland. Last indexed March 30, 2010

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Bryopsis plumosa
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Plantae > Bryopsidaceae
Bryopsis plumosa
A Green Seaweed
Distribution
Description of Bryopsis plumosa
Widespread in the British Isles. Europe: Mediterranean and the Black Sea,...
Habitat
Description of Bryopsis plumosa
Not uncommon. In low littoral rock pools and in the sublittoral.
Description
Description of Bryopsis plumosa
Thallus small and erect to 10 cm long. Branches arranged distichously...
Himanthalia elongata
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Plantae > Himanthaliaceae
Himanthalia elongata
Thongweed
Distribution
Description of Himanthalia elongata
the British Isles except parts of the east and south coasts...
Habitat
Description of Himanthalia elongata
Common on most rocky shores from the mid-littoral zone to the...
Description
Description of Himanthalia elongata
Mature plants are stalked and button-like about 3 cms in diameter....
Halidrys siliquosa
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Plantae > Cystoseiraceae
Halidrys siliquosa
Sea Oak
Distribution
Description of Halidrys siliquosa
Widespread around the British Isles. Europe: Portugal, Atlantic coasts of Spain...
Habitat
Description of Halidrys siliquosa
Common. Low littoral rock pools and upper sub-littoral.
Description
Description of Halidrys siliquosa
Thallus to 2 m long, compressed tough and leatherly, attached by...
Laminaria saccharina
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Plantae > Laminariaceae
Laminaria saccharina
Sea Belt
Distribution
Description of Laminaria saccharina
Widespread all around the shores of the British Isles from the...
Habitat
Description of Laminaria saccharina
Common and abundant. In low littoral rock pools and the sublittoral...
Description
Description of Laminaria saccharina
Thallus up to 4 m long, attached to rock by strong...
Desmarestia dresnayi
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Plantae > Desmarestiaceae
Desmarestia dresnayi
Distribution
Description of Desmarestia dresnayi
British Isles: south and western coasts. Europe: Mediterranean, Spain and France.
Habitat
Description of Desmarestia dresnayi
Epilithic in the sublittoral to at least 18 m.
Description
Description of Desmarestia dresnayi
Thalli erect and flattened, thin and membranous with terete stipe. Blades...
Sporochnus pedunculatus
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Plantae > Sporochnaceae
Sporochnus pedunculatus
Distribution
Description of Sporochnus pedunculatus
Generally western in the British Isles. Europe: Mediterranean, Portugal, Atlantic Spain...
Habitat
Description of Sporochnus pedunculatus
Rare. Epiphytic on stones, gravel or shells, especially in silty areas,...
Description
Description of Sporochnus pedunculatus
Thalli erect and well branched to 30 cms or more long....
Carpomitra costata
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Carpomitra costata
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Plantae > Sporochnaceae
Carpomitra costata
A Brown Seaweed
Distribution
Description of Carpomitra costata
Western distribution in the British Isles: Ireland, Scotland and the south-west...
Habitat
Description of Carpomitra costata
Occasional. Epilithic in the sublittoral to more tham 30 m depth.
Description
Description of Carpomitra costata
Erect thalli less than 3 mm wide growing from a fibrous...
Dictyota dichotoma
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Plantae > Dictyotaceae J. V. Lamour.
Dictyota dichotoma
Forkweed
Distribution
Description of Dictyota dichotoma
Throughout the British Isles from the Shetlands to the Channel Islands,...
Habitat
Description of Dictyota dichotoma
Common, in places abundant. Littoral rock pools and sublittoral.
Description
Description of Dictyota dichotoma
Thallus flat with fairly regular dichotomous branches with parallel sides to...
Dictyopteris polypodioides
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Plantae > Dictyotaceae J. V. Lamour.
Dictyopteris membranacea
A Brown Seaweed
Distribution
Description of Dictyopteris polypodioides
South-western distribution in the British Isles from south-west England, around Ireland...
Habitat
Description of Dictyopteris polypodioides
Rare. Sublittoral locally abundant.
Description
Description of Dictyopteris polypodioides
Frands to 30 cms long, branches flat and 1 - 2...
Halopteris filicina
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Plantae > Stypocaulaceae
Halopteris filicina
A Brown Seaweed
Distribution
Description of Halopteris filicina
Recorded from almost all shores of the British Isles but mainly...
Habitat
Description of Halopteris filicina
Epilithic and epiphytic in shaded pools of the low littoral and...

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