| RHODOPHYTA : Ceramiales : Rhodomelaceae | RED ALGAE |
Description: Thallus filamentous, densley branched and erect to 30 cms, Main axis polysiphonous with 7 pericentral cells and fine monosiphonous lateral branches.
Habitat: Epilithic and epiphytic, sublittoral to 30 m.
Distribution: Widely distributed around the British Isles including the Shetlands and Channel Islands. Europe: Mediterranean, Portugal, Atlantic coasts of Spain and France, Baltic Sea, Norway and the Faroes.
Similar Species: Dasya is similar but the main branches are corticate to some degree.
Distribution Map from NBN: Brongniartella byssoides at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.
iNaturalist: Brongniartella byssoides at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.
WoRMS: Brongniartella byssoides at World Register of Marine Species.
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| Morton, O., Keatley, L., Morrow, C.C. & Picton, B.E. (2026). Brongniartella byssoides. (Goodenough et Woodward) Schmitz. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. https://habitas.org/mbdp/species.php?item=ZM10500. Accessed on 2026-11-01 |