| RHODOPHYTA : Corallinales : Corallinaceae | RED ALGAE |
Description: An encrusting calcified alga to 2 cm thick, sometimes unattached as balls of dense interlocked branches, or irregularly shaped.
Habitat: Sublittoral. Little information available.
Distribution: Reported in Ireland from Cos Cork, Galway and Mayo. Europe: Mediterranean and Spain.
Similar Species: When forming balls of interlocked branches is distinguished from L. duckeri which is more knobbly and L. fasciculatum which has more terete branches.
Key Identification Features:
Distribution Map from NBN: Lithophyllum dentatum at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.
iNaturalist: Lithophyllum dentatum at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.
WoRMS: Lithophyllum dentatum at World Register of Marine Species.
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| Morton, O., Keatley, L., Morrow, C.C. & Picton, B.E. (2026). Lithophyllum dentatum. (Kützing) Foslie. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. https://habitas.org/mbdp/species.php?item=ZM4470. Accessed on 2026-11-01 |