CHROMOPHYTA : Ectocarpales : ChordariaceaeBROWN ALGAE

Sauvageaugloia griffithsiana (Greville ex W Hooker) G Hamel ex Kylin


Description: Thallus 10 to 20 or more cms long and 2 or 3 mm wide, gelatinous and branched. Long cells in the centre of young parts and covered with short assimilatory filaments, old parts may become tubular. Branching irregular or dichotomous.

Habitat: Uncommon. In rock pools in the lower littoral.

Distribution: Widespread in the British Isles. Europe: Portugal and Spain. Further afield: the Canary Islands.

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

iNaturalist: Sauvageaugloia griffithsiana at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

WoRMS: Sauvageaugloia griffithsiana at World Register of Marine Species.

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 Morton, O., Keatley, L., Morrow, C.C. & Picton, B.E. (2026). Sauvageaugloia griffithsiana. (Greville ex W Hooker) G Hamel ex Kylin. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.
https://habitas.org/mbdp/species.php?item=ZR3660. Accessed on 2026-11-01