| CHROMOPHYTA : Ectocarpales : Chordariaceae | BROWN ALGAE |
Sauvageaugloia griffithsiana (Greville ex W Hooker) G Hamel ex Kylin
Description: Thallus 10 to 20 or more cms long and 2 or 3 mm wide, gelatinous and branched. Long cells in the centre of young parts and covered with short assimilatory filaments, old parts may become tubular. Branching irregular or dichotomous.
Habitat: Uncommon. In rock pools in the lower littoral.
Distribution: Widespread in the British Isles. Europe: Portugal and Spain. Further afield: the Canary Islands.
Distribution Map from NBN: Sauvageaugloia griffithsiana at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.
iNaturalist: Sauvageaugloia griffithsiana at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.
WoRMS: Sauvageaugloia griffithsiana at World Register of Marine Species. Accepted name: Sauvageaugloia divaricata (Clemente) Cremades, 1990. AphiaID: 295866.
Classification: Biota; Chromista; Harosa; Heterokonta; Ochrophyta; Phaeophyceae; Fucophycidae; Ectocarpales; Chordariaceae; Sauvageaugloia
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| Morton, O. & Picton, B.E. (2024). Sauvageaugloia griffithsiana. (Greville ex W Hooker) G Hamel ex Kylin. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. https://www2.habitas.org.uk/marbiop-ni/speciesaccounts.php?item=ZR3660. Accessed on 2024-10-07 |