| RHODOPHYTA : Corallinales : Corallinaceae | RED ALGAE |
Description: Small encrusting coralline, flat, growing to 2 cm in diameter, thin without orbital ridges. Conceptacles raised.
Habitat: Quite common. Epiphytic on red algae and Zostera also on glass etc. Epiphytic plants mainly littoral, epilithic plants sublittoral to 20 m.
Distribution: Widely scattered in the British Isles: England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland and the Channel Islands. Europe: Mediterranean and Norway. Further afield: Madagascar and Australia.
Similar Species: Other species of Pneophyllum.
Distribution Map from NBN: Pneophyllum caulerpae at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.
iNaturalist: Pneophyllum caulerpae at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.
WoRMS: Pneophyllum caulerpae at World Register of Marine Species.
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| Morton, O., Keatley, L., Morrow, C.C. & Picton, B.E. (2026). Pneophyllum caulerpae. (P Crouan et H Crouan) P Jones et Woelkerling. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. https://habitas.org/mbdp/species.php?item=ZM5100. Accessed on 2026-11-01 |