| RHODOPHYTA : Corallinales : Corallinaceae | RED ALGAE |
Description: Small thin flat encrusting thallus, diameter to 2mm, without orbital ridges. Conceptacles domed and raised.
Habitat: Quite common. Epiplytic on other algae, Zostera, hydroids and bryozoa. Mainly littoral but also sublittoral to 7 m.
Distribution: British Isles from scattered sites including the Shetlands. Europe: Mediterranean, Norway. Further afield: Canary Islands, Madeira, India and Pacific Mexico.
Similar Species: Other species of Pneophyllum.
Distribution Map from NBN: Pneophyllum confervicola at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.
iNaturalist: Pneophyllum confervicola at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.
WoRMS: Pneophyllum confervicola at World Register of Marine Species.
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| Morton, O., Keatley, L., Morrow, C.C. & Picton, B.E. (2026). Pneophyllum confervicola. (Kützing) Chamberlain. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. https://habitas.org/mbdp/species.php?item=ZM5010. Accessed on 2026-11-01 |