Description: Thallus a monostromatic disc 1-2 mm in diameter, of radiating filaments.

Habitat: Epiphytic on other algae and on Zostera in lower and sub-littoral.

Distribution: Widespread in the British Isles including the Shetlands. Europe: Mediterranean, Atlantic coasts of Spain and France, Netherlands, Baltic Sea, Norway, Faroes and Iceland. Greenland. Atlantic coast of North America: Canada, Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and Long Island, Florida and the Caribbean. Further afield: the Canary Islands.

Similar Species: Requires microscopic examination for identifivation.

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

iNaturalist: Pringsheimiella scutata at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

WoRMS: Pringsheimiella scutata at World Register of Marine Species. Accepted name: Ulvella scutata (Reinke) R.Nielsen, C.J.O'Kelly & B.Wysor, 2013. AphiaID: 732330.

Classification: Biota; Plantae; Viridiplantae; Chlorophyta; Chlorophytina; Ulvophyceae; Ulvales; Ulvellaceae; Pringsheimiella