| RHODOPHYTA : Corallinales : Corallinaceae | RED ALGAE |
Description: Small encrusting thallus to 1 cm in diameter, flat and thin. Conceptacles raised.
Habitat: Generally littoral and quite common. Epiphytic on other littoral algae, rarely epilithic.
Distribution: Throughout the British Isles: England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland and the Channel Islands. Europe: France (Brittany) to Norway.
Similar Species: Other species of Pneophyllum.
Distribution Map from NBN: Pneophyllum limitatum at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.
iNaturalist: Pneophyllum limitatum at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.
WoRMS: Pneophyllum limitatum at World Register of Marine Species.
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| Morton, O., Keatley, L., Morrow, C.C. & Picton, B.E. (2026). Pneophyllum limitatum. (Foslie) Chamberlain. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. https://habitas.org/mbdp/species.php?item=ZM5030. Accessed on 2026-11-01 |