| CHROMOPHYTA : Tilopteridales : Tilopteridaceae | BROWN ALGAE |
Description: Thallus to 25 cms long primary axes dominant with bipinnate branches, no more than 5 mm long. Uniseriate above and polysiphonous at the base.
Habitat: Rare. Low littoral and sublittoral.
Distribution: Widespread in the British Isles. Europe: France, Baltic Sea and Norway. Atlantic coast of North America: Canada and Massachusetts. Further afield: Japan.
Similar Species: Haplospora globosa Kjellman has irregular branching unlike Tilopteris which has opposite branching.
Distribution Map from NBN: Tilopteris mertensii at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.
iNaturalist: Tilopteris mertensii at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.
WoRMS: Tilopteris mertensii at World Register of Marine Species.
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| Morton, O., Keatley, L., Morrow, C.C. & Picton, B.E. (2026). Tilopteris mertensii. (Turner) Kützing. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. https://habitas.org/mbdp/species.php?item=ZR4060. Accessed on 2026-11-01 |