| RHODOPHYTA : Ceramiales : Wrangeliaceae | RED ALGAE |
Description: Thallus of erect filaments, narrow and cylindrical, in tufts to 20 cms long without whorl-branches. Branching pseudodichotomously to 20 cms long.
Habitat: Common. Epilithic and epilithic in pools at low-littoral and sublittoral to 10 m.
Distribution: Generally distributed around much of the British Isles including the Shetlands and the Channel Islands. Europe: Mediterranean, Atlantic coast of Spain, Netherlands, Faroes and Norway. Further afield: Morocco.
Similar Species: Griffithsia devoniensis does not have whorles of branches, is not so rigid and grows to only 5 cms.
Distribution Map from NBN: Halurus flosculosus at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.
iNaturalist: Halurus flosculosus at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.
WoRMS: Halurus flosculosus at World Register of Marine Species.
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| Morton, O., Keatley, L., Morrow, C.C. & Picton, B.E. (2026). Halurus flosculosus. (Ellis) Maggs et Hommersand. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. https://habitas.org/mbdp/species.php?item=ZM8460. Accessed on 2026-11-01 |