Description: Brown spots on other algae, hemispherical and circular up to 3 mm across. The prostrate filaments give rise to short erect branching filaments, gelatinous and loosely compacted.

Habitat: Rare. Annual epiphyte on the fronds, especially the yellow ones, of Chondrus crispus. Littoral and upper sublittoral.

Distribution: Appears to be south-westerly in the British Isles, has been recorded from Scotland. Europe: France. Further afield: Canary Isdlands.

Similar Species: Resembles young Leathesia.

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

iNaturalist: Corynophlaea crispa at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

WoRMS: Corynophlaea crispa at World Register of Marine Species. Accepted name: Corynophlaea crispa (Harvey) Kuckuck, 1929. AphiaID: 144947.

Classification: Biota; Chromista; Harosa; Heterokonta; Ochrophyta; Phaeophyceae; Fucophycidae; Ectocarpales; Chordariaceae; Corynophlaea