| RHODOPHYTA : Ceramiales : Ceramiaceae | RED ALGAE |
Description: Thallus filamentous and very delicate, prostrate axes become erect at the tips to a height of 15 cms, densely branched, in whorls or complanate in opposite pairs and tufted.
Habitat: Epiphytic, epizoic and epilithic from low littoral to 15 m deep.
Distribution: Generally a northern species. Recorded from Ireland, England and Scotland including the Shetlands. Europe: Faroes, Norway and Iceland. Greenland. Atlantic coast of North America: Canada to Massachusetts. Further afield: Baffin Sea.
Similar Species: Other species of Antithamnionella .
Distribution Map from NBN: Antithamnionella floccosa at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.
iNaturalist: Antithamnionella floccosa at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.
WoRMS: Antithamnionella floccosa at World Register of Marine Species.
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| Morton, O., Keatley, L., Morrow, C.C. & Picton, B.E. (2026). Antithamnionella floccosa. (O F Müller) Whittick. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. https://habitas.org/mbdp/species.php?item=ZM7740. Accessed on 2026-11-01 |