CHROMOPHYTA : Ectocarpales : Chordariaceae | BROWN ALGAE |
Description: Frond cylindrical, hollow in the centre, sparsely branched and gelatinous. Peripheral moniliform filaments branched and numerous.
Habitat: Very rare. Epilithic or epiphytic on Laminaria.
Distribution: Few scattered records in the British Isles. Europe: France, Baltic Sea and Norway. Atlantic coast of North America: Canada.
Similar Species: Myriocladia tomentosa has simple, not branched, filaments.
Distribution Map from NBN: Myriocladia lovenii at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.
iNaturalist: Myriocladia lovenii at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.
GBIF data for Myriocladia lovenii
WoRMS: Myriocladia lovenii at World Register of Marine Species. Accepted name: Myriocladia lovenii J.Agardh, 1841. AphiaID: 144925.
Classification: Biota; Chromista; Harosa; Heterokonta; Ochrophyta; Phaeophyceae; Fucophycidae; Ectocarpales; Chordariaceae; Myriocladia
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Morton, O. & Picton, B.E. (2024). Myriocladia lovenii. J Agardh. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. https://www2.habitas.org.uk/marbiop-ni/speciesaccounts.php?item=ZR3590. Accessed on 2025-04-21 |