CHROMOPHYTA : Discosporangiales : ChoristocarpaceaeBROWN ALGAE

Choristocarpus tenellus Zanardini, 1860


Description: Small brown algae.

Habitat: Very rare. Sublittoral to 20 m. depth.

Distribution: Recorded from only a few sites: south-west of England in Co Cornwall, Isle of Man and the Mediterranean.

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

iNaturalist: Choristocarpus tenellus at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

WoRMS: Choristocarpus tenellus at World Register of Marine Species.

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 Morton, O., Keatley, L., Morrow, C.C. & Picton, B.E. (2026). Choristocarpus tenellus. Zanardini, 1860. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.
https://habitas.org/mbdp/species.php?item=ZR4450. Accessed on 2026-11-01