| RHODOPHYTA : Bangiales : Bangiaceae | RED ALGAE |
Description: Thallus growing from a minute discoid holdfast to form an ovate monostromatic blade 100 cms long and 20 cms wide.
Habitat: Common. Epilithic on rock or pebbles buried in sand; epizoic and occasionally epiphytic. Mainly midlittoral.
Distribution: Widespread around the British Isles. Europe: Portugal, Spain, France, Netherlands, the Baltic, Norway, Faroes and Iceland. Atlantic coast of North America: Canada and Massachusetts.
Similar Species: Other species of Porphyra.
Distribution Map from NBN: Porphyra purpurea at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.
iNaturalist: Porphyra purpurea at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.
WoRMS: Porphyra purpurea at World Register of Marine Species.
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| Morton, O., Keatley, L., Morrow, C.C. & Picton, B.E. (2026). Porphyra purpurea. (Roth) C Agardh. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. https://habitas.org/mbdp/species.php?item=ZM890. Accessed on 2026-11-01 |