RHODOPHYTA : Erythropeltidales : ErythrotrichiaceaeRED ALGAE

Porphyrostromium ciliare (Carmichael) M.J.Wynne, 1986


Description: Thallus minute and microscopic, monostromatic with multiseriate terete filaments

Habitat: Rare. Epiphytic in the sublittoral.

Distribution: Widespread in the British Isles. Europe: France. Further afield: Jamaica and the Canary Islands.

Distribution Map from NBN: Porphyrostromium ciliare at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Porphyrostromium ciliare at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

WoRMS: Porphyrostromium ciliare at World Register of Marine Species.

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 Morton, O., Keatley, L., Morrow, C.C. & Picton, B.E. (2026). Porphyrostromium ciliare. (Carmichael) M.J.Wynne, 1986. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.
https://habitas.org/mbdp/species.php?item=ZM670. Accessed on 2026-11-01