RHODOPHYTA : Ceramiales : RhodomelaceaeRED ALGAE

Halopithys incurvus (Hudson) Batters


Description: Thallus terete and erect to 30 cms long, in transverse section shows a central cell with 5 or 6 pericentrals, fully corticat. Densley branched, many branches bear secund ramuli inrolled and tapering at the apices.

Habitat: Epilithic at extreme low littoral to 13 m.

Distribution: In the British Isle known only on the south coast of England: Cornwall to Kent also the Channel Islands with one record from Co. Kerry in Ireland. Europe: Mediterranean, Atlantic coasts of Spain and France. Further afield: the Canary Islands and Mauritania.

Distribution Map from NBN: Halopithys incurvus at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Halopithys incurvus at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

WoRMS: Halopithys incurvus at World Register of Marine Species.

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 Morton, O., Keatley, L., Morrow, C.C. & Picton, B.E. (2026). Halopithys incurvus. (Hudson) Batters. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.
https://habitas.org/mbdp/species.php?item=ZM10680. Accessed on 2026-11-01