| RHODOPHYTA : Ceramiales : Callithamniaceae | RED ALGAE |
Description: Thallus filamentous, erect to 12 cms long and finely branched and tufted. Older parts corticate
Habitat: Epilithic, epizois and epilithic. Sublittoral to 20 m depth.
Distribution: Widely distributed in the British Isles including the Shetlands. Europe: the Mediterranean, Portugal, Spain, France, the Baltic, Netherlands and Norway. Atlantic coast of North America: Canada, Massachusetts to New Jersey. Further afield: Canary Islands.
Similar Species: Aglaothamnionm tenuissimum (Bonnemaison) Feldmann-Mazoyer
Distribution Map from NBN: Seirospora interrupta at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.
iNaturalist: Seirospora interrupta at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.
WoRMS: Seirospora interrupta at World Register of Marine Species.
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| Morton, O., Keatley, L., Morrow, C.C. & Picton, B.E. (2026). Seirospora interrupta. (J E Smith) Schmitz. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. https://habitas.org/mbdp/species.php?item=ZM9080. Accessed on 2026-11-01 |