| RHODOPHYTA : Ceramiales : Ceramiaceae | RED ALGAE |
Description: Thallus cylindrical, erect to 12 cms long. Densely branched and incompletely corticate. Rhizoids unicellular.
Habitat: Epiphytic and epilithic in the low-littoral.
Distribution: Probably under-recorded in the British Isles, generally south westerly, including the Channel Isles. Europe: the Mediterranean. Further afield: the Canary Islands and Australia. Probably cosmopolitan.
Similar Species: All Ceramium species with ecorticate internodes.
Key Identification Features:
Distribution Map from NBN: Ceramium flaccidum at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.
iNaturalist: Ceramium flaccidum at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.
WoRMS: Ceramium flaccidum at World Register of Marine Species.
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| Morton, O., Keatley, L., Morrow, C.C. & Picton, B.E. (2026). Ceramium flaccidum. (Kützing) Ardissone. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. https://habitas.org/mbdp/species.php?item=ZM8220. Accessed on 2026-11-01 |