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Overview

Distribution

European populations from the Netherlands south as far as Portugal
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Atlantic Europe, Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone, Boulogne, Digue du Nord, British Isles, Irish Exclusive economic Zone, Mediterranean Sea, Netherlands, North Sea, Portugal, Scotland, United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone, Wimereux, Zeebrugge
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Ecology

Migration

Alien species

The origin of red alga Antithamnionella ternifolia is unclear however there is speculation that the algae comes from the Southern hemisphere. The species might have found its way to Europe- and spread itself further- by clinging to ship’s hulls and ropes. In Belgium the red alga was first reported in the Ostend Sluice dock, in 1970. The species grows on almost any type of hard substrate and reproduces fast, two factors contributing to its success.
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