CHLOROPHYTA : Prasiolales : PrasiolaceaeGREEN ALGAE

Prasiola furfuracea (Mertens) Kützing


Description: Thallus small, 2 cms long, monostromatic, spoon-shaped, narrows to a short stipe and attached by rhizoids to the surface. Cells arranged in small groups in transverse and longitudinal rows.

Habitat: Marine, on rock as a turf above high water.

Distribution: Irregularly recorded generally around the British Isles. Europe: Helgoland, Baltic Sea, Norway, Sweden, Faroes and Iceland.

Similar Species: Other species of Prasiola.

Key Identification Features:

  • Small, monostromatic with a very short stipe.

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

iNaturalist: Prasiola furfuracea at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

WoRMS: Prasiola furfuracea at World Register of Marine Species.

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 Morton, O., Keatley, L., Morrow, C.C. & Picton, B.E. (2026). Prasiola furfuracea. (Mertens) Kützing. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.
https://habitas.org/mbdp/species.php?item=ZS2900. Accessed on 2026-11-01