CHROMOPHYTA : Ectocarpales : Scytosiphonaceae | BROWN ALGAE |
Description: Thallus encrusting to 5 cms or more in diameter with thin margins.
Habitat: Common, usually sublittoral, epilithic or epizoic, rarely epiphytic.
Distribution: Widely distributed around the British Isles. Europe: Portugal, Spain, France, Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Baltic Sea, Sweden, Norway and Faroes. Greenland. Atlantic coast of North America: Canada and U.S.A. Further afield: Alaska and west Africa.
Similar Species: Stragularia spongiocarpa - the differences are microscopic. Ralfsia verrucosa differs having margins usually raised.
Distribution Map from NBN: Stragularia clavata at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.
iNaturalist: Stragularia clavata at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.
WoRMS: Stragularia clavata at World Register of Marine Species. Accepted name: . AphiaID: .
Classification: Biota; Chromista; Harosa; Heterokonta; Ochrophyta; Phaeophyceae; Fucophycidae; Ectocarpales; Scytosiphonaceae; Scytosiphoneae; Stragularia
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Morton, O. & Picton, B.E. (2024). Stragularia clavata. (Harvey) G Hamel. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. https://www2.habitas.org.uk/marbiop-ni/speciesaccounts.php?item=ZR6190. Accessed on 2024-10-06 |