CHROMOPHYTA : Ectocarpales : Chordariaceae | BROWN ALGAE |
Description: Fronds erect to 20 cms long, filiform and gelatinous. Periferal filaments dense.
Habitat: Rare. Epipytic on Zostera.
Distribution: Western distribution in the British Isles, south of England, western Scotland and west Ireland also Channel Islands. Europe: France and the Baltic. Further afield: Canary Islands.
Distribution Map from NBN: Cladosiphon zosterae at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.
iNaturalist: Cladosiphon zosterae at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.
GBIF data for Cladosiphon zosterae
WoRMS: Cladosiphon zosterae at World Register of Marine Species. Accepted name: Cladosiphon zosterae (J.Agardh) Kylin, 1940. AphiaID: 144916.
Classification: Biota; Chromista; Harosa; Heterokonta; Ochrophyta; Phaeophyceae; Fucophycidae; Ectocarpales; Chordariaceae; Cladosiphon
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Morton, O. & Picton, B.E. (2024). Cladosiphon zosterae. (J Agardh) Kylin. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. https://www2.habitas.org.uk/marbiop-ni/speciesaccounts.php?item=ZR3370. Accessed on 2025-04-22 |