CHLOROPHYTA : Ulvales : KornmanniaceaeGREEN ALGAE

Blidingia chadefaudii (Chadefaud) Bliding


Description: Thallus tubular the menbrane one cell thick, unbranched to 8 cms long and to 4 mm broad, forming a short turf.

Habitat: Epilithic in the upper littoral.

Distribution: British Isles: on the south coast of Britain. Europe: Mediterranean, Spain, France, Helgoland, Norway and Iceland. Further afield: Corsica, Argentina and British Columbia.

Similar Species: Blidingia minima

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

iNaturalist: Blidingia chadefaudii at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

WoRMS: Blidingia chadefaudii at World Register of Marine Species. Accepted name: Blidingia chadefaudii (Feldmann) Bliding, 1963. AphiaID: 145948.

Classification: Biota; Plantae; Viridiplantae; Chlorophyta; Chlorophytina; Ulvophyceae; Ulvales; Kornmanniaceae; Blidingia

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 Morton, O. & Picton, B.E. (2024). Blidingia chadefaudii. (Chadefaud) Bliding. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.
https://www2.habitas.org.uk/marbiop-ni/speciesaccounts.php?item=ZS2610. Accessed on 2024-10-06