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Aglaothamnion bipinnatum (P Crouan et H Crouan) Feldmann-Mazoyer

Description: Very small. Thallus uniseriate, erect and finely branched to 5 - 13 mm long.

Habitat: Epiphytic and epizoic in the sublittoral.

Distribution: West coasts of Scotland and Ireland. Europe: Portugal, Spain, France and the west Baltic.

Similar Species: All species of Aglaothamnion and Callithamnion are similar and not easy to identify.
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Distribution Map from NBN: Aglaothamnion bipinnatum at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Aglaothamnion bipinnatum at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

WoRMS: Aglaothamnion bipinnatum at World Register of Marine Species. Accepted name: Aglaothamnion bipinnatum (P.Crouan & H.Crouan) Feldmann & G.Feldmann, 1948. AphiaID: 144489.

Classification: Biota; Plantae; Biliphyta; Rhodophyta; Eurhodophytina; Florideophyceae; Rhodymeniophycidae; Ceramiales; Callithamniaceae; Callithamnioideae; Callithamnieae; Aglaothamnion

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 Morton, O. & Picton, B.E. (2024). Aglaothamnion bipinnatum. (P Crouan et H Crouan) Feldmann-Mazoyer. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.
https://www2.habitas.org.uk/marbiop-ni/speciesaccounts.php?item=ZM7850. Accessed on 2024-07-07