| RHODOPHYTA : Palmariales : Meiodiscaceae | RED ALGAE |
Meiodiscus concrescens (K.M.Drew) P.W.Gabrielson, 2000
Description: Very small uniseriate filaments, prostrate axes give rise to erect unbranched axes of 2 to 12 cells long.
Habitat: Epizoic on hydroids etc in the sublittoral to 30 m.
Distribution: British Isles: Northern Ireland, Argyll, Devon, Pembroke. Europe: Atlantic coast of France. Further afield: Pacific coast of North America and New Zealand.
Similar Species: All species of Meiodiscus, Acrochaetium and Rhodochorton are similar and require microscopic examination for identification.
Distribution Map from NBN: Meiodiscus concrescens at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.
iNaturalist: Meiodiscus concrescens at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.
WoRMS: Meiodiscus concrescens at World Register of Marine Species. Accepted name: Meiodiscus concrescens (K.M.Drew) P.W.Gabrielson, 2000. AphiaID: 375849.
Classification: Biota; Plantae; Biliphyta; Rhodophyta; Eurhodophytina; Florideophyceae; Nemaliophycidae; Palmariales; Meiodiscaceae; Meiodiscus
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| Morton, O. & Picton, B.E. (2024). Meiodiscus concrescens. (K.M.Drew) P.W.Gabrielson, 2000. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. https://www2.habitas.org.uk/marbiop-ni/speciesaccounts.php?item=ZM1090. Accessed on 2025-01-11 |