| RHODOPHYTA : Ceramiales : Rhodomelaceae | RED ALGAE |
Description: Thallus polysiphonous with erect axes to 20 cms long. Branches fine and complanate. All axes of 5 pericentral cells, corticate.
Habitat: Rare. Epilithic or epiphytic in rock pools of the low littoral.
Distribution: South west shores of England, Wales, Ireland and the Channel Islands. Europe: Mediterranean, Azores, Giblaltar, Portugal, Atlantic coasts of Spain and France. Further afield: Madeira, Mauritania.
Key Identification Features:
Distribution Map from NBN: Pterosiphonia complanata at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.
iNaturalist: Pterosiphonia complanata at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.
WoRMS: Pterosiphonia complanata at World Register of Marine Species.
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| Morton, O., Keatley, L., Morrow, C.C. & Picton, B.E. (2026). Pterosiphonia complanata. (Clemente y Rubio) Falkenberg. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. https://habitas.org/mbdp/species.php?item=ZM11360. Accessed on 2026-11-01 |