| RHODOPHYTA : Gigartinales : Phyllophoraceae | RED ALGAE |
Description: Small. Grows from short creeping stolons with a short stipe which flattens to form a parallel-sided blade about 1 cm wide and 10 cms long. May branch once or twice dichotomously.
Habitat: Epilithic in low littoral rock pools and in the sublittoral to 15 m.
Distribution: Generally of western distribution in the British Isles, from Shetland to Scilly Isles. Europe: Mediterranean, Portugal, Spain and France. Further afield: Chile; south and south-west Africa.
Similar Species: Phyllophora sicula; Rhodymenia pseudopalmata.
Distribution Map from NBN: Schottera nicaeensis at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.
iNaturalist: Schottera nicaeensis at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.
WoRMS: Schottera nicaeensis at World Register of Marine Species.
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| Morton, O., Keatley, L., Morrow, C.C. & Picton, B.E. (2026). Schottera nicaeensis. (Lamouroux ex Duby) Guiry et Hollenberg. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. https://habitas.org/mbdp/species.php?item=ZM5940. Accessed on 2026-11-01 |