CHLOROPHYTA : Cladophorales : CladophoraceaeGREEN ALGAE

Cladophora lehmanniana (Lindenberg) Kützing


Description: Thallus filamentous and branched to 9 cms long. Branches often falcate.

Habitat: Rock pools of the lower littoral and sublittoral.

Distribution: Rarely recorded from the British Isles, mainly southern England. Europe: Mediterranean, Portugal, Atlantic coasts of Spain and France and Germany. Further afield: Australia.

Similar Species: Most species of Cladophora are similar and difficult to identify, may be under-recorded.

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

iNaturalist: Cladophora lehmanniana at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

WoRMS: Cladophora lehmanniana at World Register of Marine Species.

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 Morton, O., Keatley, L., Morrow, C.C. & Picton, B.E. (2026). Cladophora lehmanniana. (Lindenberg) Kützing. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.
https://habitas.org/mbdp/species.php?item=ZS3480. Accessed on 2026-11-01