| RHODOPHYTA : Ceramiales : Callithamniaceae | RED ALGAE |
Description: Thallus filamentous, erect, delicate and finely branched, 0.5 to 3 cms long growing in tufts.
Habitat: Epiphytic, epizoic and epilithic, mid-littoral to 18 m sublittoral.
Distribution: Widely distributed in the British Isles including the Orkneys. Europe: Mediterranean, Portugal, Atlantic coasts of Spain and France, Netherlands, Baltic Sea and Norway. Further afield: Canary Islands and Morocco.
Similar Species: All species of Aglaothamnion and Callithamnion are similar and not easy to identify.
Distribution Map from NBN: Aglaothamnion byssoides at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.
iNaturalist: Aglaothamnion byssoides at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.
WoRMS: Aglaothamnion byssoides at World Register of Marine Species.
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| Morton, O., Keatley, L., Morrow, C.C. & Picton, B.E. (2026). Aglaothamnion byssoides. (Arnott ex Harvey) L'Hardy-Halos et Rueness. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. https://habitas.org/mbdp/species.php?item=ZM7860. Accessed on 2026-11-01 |