| RHODOPHYTA : Gigartinales : Dumontiaceae | RED ALGAE |
Description: Thallus to 10 or more cms tall, compressed with pinnate branching
Habitat: Very rare. Usually epilithic in the low littoral and in the sublittoral to 20 m.
Distribution: British Isles: Scilly Isles. Further afield: Pacific coast of North America: British Columbia, California and Japan.
Similar Species: Sphaerococcus coronopifolius Stackhouse.
Distribution Map from NBN: Pikea californica at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.
iNaturalist: Pikea californica at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.
WoRMS: Pikea californica at World Register of Marine Species.
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| Morton, O., Keatley, L., Morrow, C.C. & Picton, B.E. (2026). Pikea californica. Harvey. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. https://habitas.org/mbdp/species.php?item=ZM2710. Accessed on 2026-11-01 |