| RHODOPHYTA : Ceramiales : Wrangeliaceae | RED ALGAE |
Description: Thallus monosiphonous, ecorticate and erect to to 10 cms. Branches pseudodichotomously, the cells remaining cylindrical or only slightly inflated at the ends.
Habitat: Epilithic or epizoic at low littoral to 10 m.
Distribution: Recorded from the south-west coasts of the British Isles: Essex, Sussex, Hampshire, Dorset, Devon, Cornwall and Pembroke in England, Cork and Dublin in Ireland, also the Channel Isles. Europe: France, Netherlands and Denmark (as drift).
Similar Species: Griffithsia corallinoides when mature has inflated cells (pyriform) while those of G.devoniensis are cylindrical.
Distribution Map from NBN: Griffithsia devoniensis at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.
iNaturalist: Griffithsia devoniensis at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.
WoRMS: Griffithsia devoniensis at World Register of Marine Species.
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| Morton, O., Keatley, L., Morrow, C.C. & Picton, B.E. (2026). Griffithsia devoniensis. Harvey. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. https://habitas.org/mbdp/species.php?item=ZM8450. Accessed on 2026-11-01 |