| RHODOPHYTA : Erythropeltidales : Erythrotrichiaceae | RED ALGAE |
Description: Small uniseriate filaments to 3 cms long.
Habitat: Common. Epiphytic on other algae and Zostera in Midlittoral to shallow sublittoiral.
Distribution: Widespread in the British Isles. Europe: Mediterranean, Netherlands, Norway. Atlantic coast of Noirth America: Arctic Canada to the Caribbean. Further afield: Canary Islands, Brazil and South Africa. Pacific: Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Mexico, Costa Rica and Japan. Probably cosmopolitan in temperate and tropical seas.
Distribution Map from NBN: Erythrotrichia carnea at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.
iNaturalist: Erythrotrichia carnea at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.
WoRMS: Erythrotrichia carnea at World Register of Marine Species.
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| Morton, O., Keatley, L., Morrow, C.C. & Picton, B.E. (2026). Erythrotrichia carnea. (Dillwyn) J Agardh. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. https://habitas.org/mbdp/species.php?item=ZM560. Accessed on 2026-11-01 |