| RHODOPHYTA : Erythropeltidales : Erythrotrichiaceae | RED ALGAE |
Description: Thallus of uniseriate, unbranched and erect filaments. Growing from a prostrate monostromatic base becoming multiseriate, sometimes as a monostromatic ribbon-like blade to 5 mm long.
Habitat: Uncommon. Epiphytic on Zostera and various algae in the lower littoral or shallow sublittoral.
Distribution: Widespread around the British Isles. Europe: Mediterranean, Portugal, Atlantic coast of Spain and France. Further afield: Pacific coast of America from British Columbia to Peru, South Africa and the Canary Islands.
Distribution Map from NBN: Porphyrostromium boryanum at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.
iNaturalist: Porphyrostromium boryanum at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.
WoRMS: Porphyrostromium boryanum at World Register of Marine Species.
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| Morton, O., Keatley, L., Morrow, C.C. & Picton, B.E. (2026). Porphyrostromium boryanum. (Montagne) P.C.Silva, 1996. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. https://habitas.org/mbdp/species.php?item=ZM660. Accessed on 2026-11-01 |