Overview
Comprehensive Description
Description
Growing as tufts of blades from a discoid holdfast. Fronds up to 50 cms long and membranous, may be simple or deeply divided into wedge-shaped segments without veins. Very variable. Generally delicate, tearing easily. Spores arranged in elongate patches scattered on the frond. Haraldiophyllum bonnemaisonii; Drachiella minuta; Rhodophyllis divaricata. The elongate reproductive patches are very distinctive.
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Distribution
Distribution
Azores Exclusive Economic Zone, Dutch Exclusive Economic Zone, European waters (ERMS scope), Irish Exclusive economic Zone, Israeli Exclusive Economic Zone [Mediterranean part], Mediterranean Sea, United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone, Wimereux
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Müller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=9269
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Stegenga, H.; Mol, I. (1983). Flora van de Nederlandse zeewieren [Flora of the Dutch seaweeds]. Natural History Library of the KNNV, 33. Koninklijke Nederlandse Natuurhistorische Vereniging (KNNV): Hoogwoud, The Netherlands. 263 pp.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=1270
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Guiry, M.D. (2001). Macroalgae of Rhodophycota, Phaeophycota, Chlorophycota, and two genera of Xanthophycota, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 20-38
http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=1366
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MEDIN (2011). UK checklist of marine species derived from the applications Marine Recorder and UNICORN, version 1.0.
http://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=149081
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Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2011). Species.ie version 1.0 World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (version of 15 March 2010).
http://www.marinespecies.org/ascidiacea/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=149068
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Borges, P.A.V., Costa, A., Cunha, R., Gabriel, R., Gonçalves, V., Martins, A.F., Melo, I., Parente, M., Raposeiro, P., Rodrigues, P., Santos, R.S., Silva, L., Vieira, P. & Vieira, V. (Eds.) (2010). A list of the terrestrial and marine biota from the Azores. Princípia, Oeiras, 432 pp.
http://www.marinespecies.org/ascidiacea/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=149079
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Galil, B.; Goren, M.; Mienis, H. (2011). Checklist of marine species in Israel. Compiled in the framework of the EU FP7 PESI project.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=149096
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Source:
World Register of Marine Species
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Distribution
Widely distributed around the British Isles including Shetland. Europe: Mediterranean, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic coast of Spain, Norway. Further afield: the Canary Islands and the Black Sea.
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Ecology
Habitat
Depth range based on 121 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 15 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0 - 34.5
Temperature range (°C): 11.054 - 12.348
Nitrate (umol/L): 4.729 - 7.251
Salinity (PPS): 35.184 - 35.363
Oxygen (ml/l): 6.125 - 6.213
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.351 - 0.501
Silicate (umol/l): 2.311 - 3.285
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 0 - 34.5
Temperature range (°C): 11.054 - 12.348
Nitrate (umol/L): 4.729 - 7.251
Salinity (PPS): 35.184 - 35.363
Oxygen (ml/l): 6.125 - 6.213
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.351 - 0.501
Silicate (umol/l): 2.311 - 3.285
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 15 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0 - 34.5
Temperature range (°C): 11.054 - 12.348
Nitrate (umol/L): 4.729 - 7.251
Salinity (PPS): 35.184 - 35.363
Oxygen (ml/l): 6.125 - 6.213
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.351 - 0.501
Silicate (umol/l): 2.311 - 3.285
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 0 - 34.5
Temperature range (°C): 11.054 - 12.348
Nitrate (umol/L): 4.729 - 7.251
Salinity (PPS): 35.184 - 35.363
Oxygen (ml/l): 6.125 - 6.213
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.351 - 0.501
Silicate (umol/l): 2.311 - 3.285
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
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Habitat
Lower littoral into the sublittoral to depths of 24 m or more.
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