Bangiaceae

Porphyra. Thalle constitue par des filaments gluants cylindriques et ramifies

Rhodophycees ou Floridees (Algues rouges) Porphyrees ou Bangiales, Porphyra linearis (Grev.) De Toni.

fertile plant

formerly Porphyra perforata; nori

Gravalos, La Rioja, Spain

The secret life of sushi skin, also known as nori. A Humanimal Doodle from award-winning children's author/illustrator Karen Romano Young www.karenromanoyoung.com

Longitude (deg): -2.9. Latitude (deg): 50.7. Longitude (deg/min): 2° 60' W. Latitude (deg/min): 50° 40' N. Vice county name: Dorset. Vice county no.: 9. Country: England. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: on rocks. Category: standard photograph or close-up. Photographic equipment used: Nikon Coolpix 950.

Porphyra. Formation des tetraspores

Logrono, La Rioja, Spain

Longitude (deg): -2.9. Latitude (deg): 50.7. Longitude (deg/min): 2° 60' W. Latitude (deg/min): 50° 40' N. Vice county name: Dorset. Vice county no.: 9. Country: England. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: on rocks. Category: standard photograph or close-up. Photographic equipment used: Nikon Coolpix 950.

Porphyra. Thalle mince et plat, formant des frondes larges et partant d'un disque ou filament, formes par une assise de cellules

Longitude (deg): -2.9. Latitude (deg): 50.7. Longitude (deg/min): 2° 60' W. Latitude (deg/min): 50° 40' N. Vice county name: Dorset. Vice county no.: 9. Country: England. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: on rocks. Category: microscope photograph. Photographic equipment used: Pixera Pro tethered low-resolution digital camera with Meiji microscope using CS adaptor and x.7 projection eye-piece.

Preparation of Porphyra. From a Japanese Print.

Longitude (deg): -2.9. Latitude (deg): 50.7. Longitude (deg/min): 2° 60' W. Latitude (deg/min): 50° 40' N. Vice county name: Dorset. Vice county no.: 9. Country: England. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: on rocks. Category: microscope photograph. Photographic equipment used: Pixera Pro tethered low-resolution digital camera with Meiji microscope using CS adaptor and x.7 projection eye-piece.

Longitude (deg): -0.1. Latitude (deg): 50.8. Longitude (deg/min): 0° 10' W. Latitude (deg/min): 50° 50' N. Vice county name: East Sussex. Vice county no.: 14. Country: England. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: on breakwater. Category: standard photograph or close-up. Photographic equipment used: "35mm transparencies (on a variety of films, but Agfa CT18 in the 1960's to early 1980's followed by Fujichrome in the late 1980's.) Transparencies scanned with Minolta Dimage Scan Dual II AF-2820U transparency scanner.".

Longitude (deg): -5.2. Latitude (deg): 50.0. Longitude (deg/min): 5° 20' W. Latitude (deg/min): 50° 0' N. Vice county name: West Cornwall. Vice county no.: 1. Country: England. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: "on tops of rocks, with Enteromorpha on the sides". Category: standard photograph or close-up. Photographic equipment used: Canon EOS400D dSLR + Sigma 50mm 1:1 macro lens.

Longitude (deg): -5.2. Latitude (deg): 50.0. Longitude (deg/min): 5° 20' W. Latitude (deg/min): 50° 0' N. Vice county name: West Cornwall. Vice county no.: 1. Country: England. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: "on tops of rocks, with Enteromorpha on the sides". Category: standard photograph or close-up. Photographic equipment used: Canon EOS400D dSLR + Sigma 50mm 1:1 macro lens.

Longitude (deg): -5.2. Latitude (deg): 50.0. Longitude (deg/min): 5° 20' W. Latitude (deg/min): 50° 0' N. Vice county name: West Cornwall. Vice county no.: 1. Country: England. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: "on tops of rocks, with Enteromorpha on the sides". Category: standard photograph or close-up. Photographic equipment used: Canon EOS400D dSLR + Sigma 50mm 1:1 macro lens.

This is a seasonal species best developed from late winter through summer. In Japan Porphyra has been cultivated as a food known as nori for a thousand years. The reproductive cycle includes the shell-boring phase known as Conchocelis.

Porphyra umbilicalis in Iceland.