RHODOPHYTA : Nemastomatales : NemastomataceaeRED ALGAE

Nemastoma canariensis (Kützing) J Agardh

Description: Tough tubular and gelatinous with a few dichotomies.

Distribution: British Isles: known only from Lough Hyne, Co. Cork, Ireland. Further afield: Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria and Tenerife in the Canary Islands.
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Distribution Map from NBN: Nemastoma canariensis at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Nemastoma canariensis at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

WoRMS: Nemastoma canariensis at World Register of Marine Species. Accepted name: Nemastoma canariense (Kützing) Montagne, 1856. AphiaID: 371034.

Classification: Biota; Plantae; Biliphyta; Rhodophyta; Eurhodophytina; Florideophyceae; Rhodymeniophycidae; Nemastomatales; Nemastomataceae; Nemastoma

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 Morton, O. & Picton, B.E. (2024). Nemastoma canariensis. (Kützing) J Agardh. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.
https://www2.habitas.org.uk/marbiop-ni/speciesaccounts.php?item=ZM5380. Accessed on 2024-10-05