CHLOROPHYTA : Ulotrichales : GomontiaceaeGREEN ALGAE

Eugomontia sacculata Kornmann


Description: Microscopic irregularly branched filaments, growing endozoically under the surface of shells.

Habitat: Generally found in mollusc shells, sublittoral.

Distribution: Widespread on the coast of the British Isles. Europe: Denmark, France, Netherlands, the Baltic, Norway and Iceland. Greenland. Atlantic coast of North America: Canada. Further afield: the Pacific coast of Canada.

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

iNaturalist: Eugomontia sacculata at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

WoRMS: Eugomontia sacculata at World Register of Marine Species.

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 Morton, O., Keatley, L., Morrow, C.C. & Picton, B.E. (2026). Eugomontia sacculata. Kornmann. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.
https://habitas.org/mbdp/species.php?item=ZS410. Accessed on 2026-11-01