RHODOPHYTA : Corallinales : CorallinaceaeRED ALGAE

Lithophyllum hibernicum Foslie


Description: Thallus known only as unattached branching systems up to 35 mm in diameter.

Habitat: Sublittoral, on mobile substrata in harbours.

Distribution: Known only from Co. Galway in Ireland.

Distribution Map from NBN: Lithophyllum hibernicum at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Lithophyllum hibernicum at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

WoRMS: Lithophyllum hibernicum at World Register of Marine Species.

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 Morton, O., Keatley, L., Morrow, C.C. & Picton, B.E. (2026). Lithophyllum hibernicum. Foslie. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.
https://habitas.org/mbdp/species.php?item=ZM4495. Accessed on 2026-11-01