RHODOPHYTA : Erythropeltales : ErythrotrichiaceaeRED ALGAE

Erythrotrichia reflexa (P Crouan et H Crouan) Thuret ex De Toni


Description: Filaments microscopic to very small, 2 cms long and reflexed. Uniseriate below,. biseriate or quadriseriate above.

Habitat: Rare. Epiphytic on other algae.

Distribution: Recorded from Dorset in England, Guernsey in the Channel Islands. Europe: Mediterranean, Atlantic coast of France, Helgoland, Denmark and Norway.

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

iNaturalist: Erythrotrichia reflexa at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

WoRMS: Erythrotrichia reflexa at World Register of Marine Species. Accepted name: Erythrotrichia reflexa (P.L.Crouan & H.M.Crouan) Thuret ex De Toni, 1897. AphiaID: 145494.

Classification: Biota; Plantae; Biliphyta; Rhodophyta; Proteorhodophytina; Compsopogonophyceae; Erythropeltales; Erythrotrichiaceae; Erythrotrichia

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 Morton, O. & Picton, B.E. (2024). Erythrotrichia reflexa. (P Crouan et H Crouan) Thuret ex De Toni. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.
https://www2.habitas.org.uk/marbiop-ni/speciesaccounts.php?item=ZM590. Accessed on 2024-10-06