| RHODOPHYTA : Halymeniales : Halymeniaceae | RED ALGAE |
Halymenia latifolia P Crouan et H Crouan ex Kützing
Description: Thallus a flattened blade and stipe up to 30 cms long.
Habitat: Sublittoral to 30 m.
Distribution: Reported from scattered sites around the British Isles: Ireland in Galway Bay and Co.Donegal, South Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. Europe: Mediterranean, Portugal, Atlantic coasts of Spain and France. Further afield: Canary Islands.
Similar Species: Halarachnion ligulatum (Woodward) Kützing.
Distribution Map from NBN: Halymenia latifolia at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.
iNaturalist: Halymenia latifolia at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.
WoRMS: Halymenia latifolia at World Register of Marine Species. Accepted name: Nesoia latifolia (P.Crouan & H.Crouan ex Kützing) H.W.Lee & M.S.Kim, 2019. AphiaID: 1340375.
Classification: Biota; Plantae; Biliphyta; Rhodophyta; Eurhodophytina; Florideophyceae; Rhodymeniophycidae; Halymeniales; Halymeniaceae; Halymenia
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| Morton, O. & Picton, B.E. (2024). Halymenia latifolia. P Crouan et H Crouan ex Kützing. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. https://www2.habitas.org.uk/marbiop-ni/speciesaccounts.php?item=ZM3110. Accessed on 2025-01-11 |