| RHODOPHYTA : Ceramiales : Delesseriaceae | RED ALGAE |
Description: Thallus erect to 20 cms long and to 40 cms broad with one or more blades on a short stipe. Blades monostromatic when young later 3-4 cells thick. Basically fan-shaped but may devide into overlapping lobes. Veins macroscopic.
Habitat: Epilithic and epiphytic in the sublittoral on rock, boulders and Laminaria to 19 m.
Distribution: Basically south-western around the British Isles but has been recorded from the north of Ireland and the Shetlands. Europe: Portugal and Spain.
Similar Species: Erythroglossum laciniatum; Haraldiophyllum bonnemaisonii; Drachiella heterocarpa.
Distribution Map from NBN: Polyneura bonnemaisonii at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.
iNaturalist: Polyneura bonnemaisonii at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.
WoRMS: Polyneura bonnemaisonii at World Register of Marine Species.
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| Morton, O., Keatley, L., Morrow, C.C. & Picton, B.E. (2026). Polyneura bonnemaisonii. (C Agardh) Maggs et Hommersand. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. https://habitas.org/mbdp/species.php?item=ZM10170. Accessed on 2026-11-01 |