| RHODOPHYTA : Ceramiales : Dasyaceae | RED ALGAE |
Description: Thallus erect to 30 cms polysiphonous with 9-10 periaxial cells. Branched irregularly in one plane irregularly alternate. Ultimate ramuli monosiphonous and formed in "pincer-like" pairs.
Habitat: Epilithic in low littoral rock pools and sublittoral to 33 m.
Distribution: Widely distributed around the British Isles including the Shetlands and the Channel Islands. Europe: Portugal, Spain, France, the Baltic and Norway.
Key Identification Features:
Distribution Map from NBN: Heterosiphonia plumosa at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.
iNaturalist: Heterosiphonia plumosa at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.
WoRMS: Heterosiphonia plumosa at World Register of Marine Species.
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| Morton, O., Keatley, L., Morrow, C.C. & Picton, B.E. (2026). Heterosiphonia plumosa. (J.Ellis) Batters, 1902. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. https://habitas.org/mbdp/species.php?item=ZM10390. Accessed on 2026-11-01 |