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Sorapion simulans Kuckuck
Description: Thin crustose and closely attached to its substrate, only a few mm in diameter.
Habitat: Very rare. Epi;ithic on stones, sublittoral.
Distribution: Few records from the British Isles. Europe: France.
Similar Species: Distinguishable fron S.kjellmanii only microscopically.
Distribution Map from NBN: Sorapion simulans at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.
iNaturalist: Sorapion simulans at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.
GBIF data for Sorapion simulans
WoRMS: Sorapion simulans at World Register of Marine Species. Accepted name: Sorapion simulans Kuckuck, 1894. AphiaID: 145480.
Classification: Biota; Chromista; Harosa; Heterokonta; Ochrophyta; Phaeophyceae; Phaeophyceae incertae sedis; Sorapion
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| Morton, O. & Picton, B.E. (2024). Sorapion simulans. Kuckuck. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. https://www2.habitas.org.uk/marbiop-ni/speciesaccounts.php?item=ZR1730. Accessed on 2025-04-19 |