| RHODOPHYTA : Halymeniales : Halymeniaceae | RED ALGAE |
Description: Growing as a crust to 3 cms with small papillae, or upright outgrowths, erect to 2 mm high in which tetrasporangia or carpospores are formed.
Habitat: Very rare. Sublittoral, epilithic on small stones in the sublittoral.
Distribution: Western distribution, records from Ireland: Cos Galway and Clare with a few records from Scotland, Wales and England. Europe: France.
Key Identification Features:
Distribution Map from NBN: Dermocorynus montagnei at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.
iNaturalist: Dermocorynus montagnei at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.
WoRMS: Dermocorynus montagnei at World Register of Marine Species.
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| Morton, O., Keatley, L., Morrow, C.C. & Picton, B.E. (2026). Dermocorynus montagnei. P Crouan et H Crouan. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. https://habitas.org/mbdp/species.php?item=ZM2990. Accessed on 2026-11-01 |