| RHODOPHYTA : Ceramiales : Ceramiaceae | RED ALGAE |
Ceramium pallidum (Nägeli ex Kützing) Maggs et Hommersand
Description: Thallus cylindrical, erect to 15 cms long, may be corticate or ecortate.
Habitat: Common. Epiphytic in the littoral rock pools and upper sublittoiral.
Distribution: Around the British Isles including the Orkneys.
Similar Species: All other non spiny species of Ceramium.
Distribution Map from NBN: Ceramium pallidum at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.
iNaturalist: Ceramium pallidum at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.
WoRMS: Ceramium pallidum at World Register of Marine Species. Accepted name: Ceramium pallidum (Kützing) Maggs & Hommersand, 1993. AphiaID: 144555.
Classification: Biota; Plantae; Biliphyta; Rhodophyta; Eurhodophytina; Florideophyceae; Rhodymeniophycidae; Ceramiales; Ceramiaceae; Ceramioideae; Ceramieae; Ceramium
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| Morton, O. & Picton, B.E. (2024). Ceramium pallidum. (Nägeli ex Kützing) Maggs et Hommersand. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. https://www2.habitas.org.uk/marbiop-ni/speciesaccounts.php?item=ZM8235. Accessed on 2024-07-07 |