| CHROMOPHYTA : Ectocarpales : Chordariaceae | BROWN ALGAE |
Description: Polysiphonous filamentous, finely tufted to 15 cms long with widely spreading branches, opposite or alternate.
Habitat: Not uncommon in the mid littoral to 15 m.
Distribution: Records scattered on western shores of the British Isles. Europe: France, Baltic Sea, Norway, Faroes, Spitzbergen and Iceland. Greenland. Atlantic coast of North America: Canada and Maine. Alaska to California in the Pacific.
Similar Species: Other species of Stictyosiphon.
Distribution Map from NBN: Stictyosiphon tortilis at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.
iNaturalist: Stictyosiphon tortilis at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.
WoRMS: Stictyosiphon tortilis at World Register of Marine Species.
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| Morton, O., Keatley, L., Morrow, C.C. & Picton, B.E. (2026). Stictyosiphon tortilis. (Ruprecht) Reinke. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. https://habitas.org/mbdp/species.php?item=ZR5320. Accessed on 2026-11-01 |