RHODOPHYTA : Gigartinales : Solieriaceae | RED ALGAE |
Description: Thallus medium to large, fronds with few branches, cylindrical, up to 1 mm in diameter and 20 cms long.
Habitat: Low littoral and upper sublittoral.
Distribution: British Isles: few records, only recorded from the south of England and south of Wales. Europe: Mediterranean, north France. Further afield: Morocco.
Distribution Map from NBN: Solieria chordalis at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.
iNaturalist: Solieria chordalis at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.
WoRMS: Solieria chordalis at World Register of Marine Species. Accepted name: Solieria chordalis (C.Agardh) J.Agardh, 1842. AphiaID: 145681.
Classification: Biota; Plantae; Biliphyta; Rhodophyta; Eurhodophytina; Florideophyceae; Rhodymeniophycidae; Gigartinales; Solieriaceae; Solieria
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Morton, O. & Picton, B.E. (2024). Solieria chordalis. (C Agardh) J Agardh. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. https://www2.habitas.org.uk/marbiop-ni/speciesaccounts.php?item=ZM6590. Accessed on 2025-02-06 |