| RHODOPHYTA : Ceramiales : Rhodomelaceae | RED ALGAE |
Description: Minute parasite on Rhodomela confervoides. Cushon-like, up to 2 mm in diameter. Pale to whitish in colour.
Habitat: Widespread but only on Rhodomela. Littoral into the sublittoral to 26 m.
Distribution: Generally distributed around the British Isles. Europe: France, the Baltic, Norway, Faroes, Iceland and north Russia. Greenland. Atlantic coast of North America: Canada and from Maine to Rhode Island, also in the Pacific.
Similar Species: Choreocolax polysiphoniae Reinsch however Harveyella grows only on Rhodomela.
Key Identification Features:
Distribution Map from NBN: Harveyella mirabilis at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.
iNaturalist: Harveyella mirabilis at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.
WoRMS: Harveyella mirabilis at World Register of Marine Species.
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| Morton, O., Keatley, L., Morrow, C.C. & Picton, B.E. (2026). Harveyella mirabilis. (Reinsch) Schmitz et Reinke. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. https://habitas.org/mbdp/species.php?item=ZM2820. Accessed on 2026-11-01 |