| RHODOPHYTA : Palmariales : Rhodophysemataceae | RED ALGAE |
Description: Very small, reputedly parasitic, growing on Palmaria palmata. Forming patches or cushions no more tham 3 mm in diameter.
Habitat: Very rare. Epiphytic on Palmaria palmata.
Distribution: Very few scattered records from: England, Ireland, Wales and the Shetlands. Europe: Atlantic coast of France, Norway, Spitzbergen and Iceland. Greenland. Atlantic coast of North America: Canada, Maine and New Hampshire.
Distribution Map from NBN: Rhodophysema kjellmanii at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.
iNaturalist: Rhodophysema kjellmanii at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.
WoRMS: Rhodophysema kjellmanii at World Register of Marine Species.
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| Morton, O., Keatley, L., Morrow, C.C. & Picton, B.E. (2026). Rhodophysema kjellmanii. (Edelstein) C.W.Schneider & M.J.Wynne, 2019. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. https://habitas.org/mbdp/species.php?item=ZM2370. Accessed on 2026-11-01 |