CHROMOPHYTA : Ectocarpales : AcinetosporaceaeBROWN ALGAE

Acinetospora crinita (Carmichael ex Harvey) Kornmann


Description: Small filaments forming tufts to 15 cms long, monosiphonous with many short stiff ramuli.

Habitat: Rare. Usually epiphytic.

Distribution: Recorded from sites scattered around the British Isles including the Shetlands and the Channel Islands. Europe: Portugal, Spain, Netherlands. Greenland. Further afield: the Canary Islands.

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

iNaturalist: Acinetospora crinita at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

WoRMS: Acinetospora crinita at World Register of Marine Species.

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 Morton, O., Keatley, L., Morrow, C.C. & Picton, B.E. (2026). Acinetospora crinita. (Carmichael ex Harvey) Kornmann. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.
https://habitas.org/mbdp/species.php?item=ZR50. Accessed on 2026-11-01