RHODOPHYTA : Gelidiales : GelidiaceaeRED ALGAE

Gelidium spinosum (S.G.Gmelin) P.C.Silva, 1996

Gelidium spinosum image: gellat
Gelidium spinosum

Description: Thallus grows from prostrate axes, with erect fronds to 20 cm, compressed and branching distichously once or twice.

Habitat: Epilithic in the lower littoral and sublittoral to 15m.

Distribution: Generally distributed around the British Isles. Europe: Medirerranean, Portugal, Spain, France and Norway. Malaga.

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

iNaturalist: Gelidium spinosum at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

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 Morton, O., Keatley, L., Morrow, C.C. & Picton, B.E. (2026). Gelidium spinosum. (S.G.Gmelin) P.C.Silva, 1996. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.
https://habitas.org/mbdp/species.php?item=ZM2160. Accessed on 2026-11-01