RHODOPHYTA : Ceramiales : CeramiaceaeRED ALGAE

Antithamnion densum (Suhr) Howe


Description: Thallus erect and filamentous throughout, attached by prostrate axes with rhizoids, grows erect to 1 cm long. Branches opposite, in one one plane and delicate. The final branchlets secund.

Habitat: Very rare. Epiphytic and epilithic in the sublittoral to 20 m.

Distribution: In the British Isles known only from the south-west coasts. Europe: Spain and France. Further afield: Canary Islands and the Pacific.

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

iNaturalist: Antithamnion densum at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

WoRMS: Antithamnion densum at World Register of Marine Species.

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 Morton, O., Keatley, L., Morrow, C.C. & Picton, B.E. (2026). Antithamnion densum. (Suhr) Howe. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.
https://habitas.org/mbdp/species.php?item=ZM7670. Accessed on 2026-11-01