| CHROMOPHYTA : Ectocarpales : Chordariaceae | BROWN ALGAE |
Description: Small tufts of erect shoots to 3.5 (-7) cms long, filiform and terete. Filaments solid with an outer cortex of small cells enclosing a central larger cells.
Habitat: Common. Epiphytic especially on Chorda and Alaria in the low littoral and upper sublittoral.
Distribution: Widespread around the British Isles. Europe: Spain, France, Netherlands, Norway, Faroes and Iceland. Further afield: Arctic Seas: Murman Sea and Novaya Zemlya.
Distribution Map from NBN: Litosiphon laminariae at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.
iNaturalist: Litosiphon laminariae at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.
WoRMS: Litosiphon laminariae at World Register of Marine Species.
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| Morton, O., Keatley, L., Morrow, C.C. & Picton, B.E. (2026). Litosiphon laminariae. (Lyngbye) Harvey. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. https://habitas.org/mbdp/species.php?item=ZR5620. Accessed on 2026-11-01 |