CHLOROPHYTA : Sphaeropleales : CharaciaceaeGREEN ALGAE

Sykidion dyeri Wright


Description: Unicellular alga, microscopic.

Habitat: Epiphytic on Rhizoclonium and other algae in the littoral.

Distribution: Ireland: Howth near Dublin and Wales: Point of Ryr, not recorded outside the British Isles.

Similar Species: Very similar to other unicellular algae such as Chlorochytrium.

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

iNaturalist: Sykidion dyeri at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

WoRMS: Sykidion dyeri at World Register of Marine Species.

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 Morton, O., Keatley, L., Morrow, C.C. & Picton, B.E. (2026). Sykidion dyeri. Wright. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.
https://habitas.org/mbdp/species.php?item=ZS5095. Accessed on 2026-11-01