CHROMOPHYTA : Ectocarpales : ChordariaceaeBROWN ALGAE

Streblonema fasciculatum Thuret


Description: Minute filaments irregularly branched growing endophytically in other algae.

Habitat: Rare. Growing endophytically in the outer tissues of Eudesme virescens.

Distribution: Widely distributed on the shores of the British Isles including the Shetlands and the Channel Islands. Europe: France, Baltic Sea and Norway. Greenland. Atlantic coast of North America: Canada.

Similar Species: Other species of Streblonema and other minute algae.

Distribution Map from NBN: Streblonema fasciculatum at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Streblonema fasciculatum at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

WoRMS: Streblonema fasciculatum at World Register of Marine Species.

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 Morton, O., Keatley, L., Morrow, C.C. & Picton, B.E. (2026). Streblonema fasciculatum. Thuret. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.
https://habitas.org/mbdp/species.php?item=ZR1280. Accessed on 2026-11-01