APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Laminaria digitata (Hudson) J.V.Lamouroux, 1813 - Oar Weed or Tangle (Brown seaweed images)
Oar Weed or Tangle
Laminaria digitata
- oarweed 1

Oar Weed or Tangle
Laminaria digitata
- holdfast 1

Oar Weed or Tangle
Laminaria digitata
- holdfast 2

Oar Weed or Tangle
Laminaria digitata
- holdfast 3

Oar Weed or Tangle
Laminaria digitata
- oval stipe / cross section 1

Oar Weed or Tangle
Laminaria digitata
- oval stipe / cross section 2

Oar Weed or Tangle
Laminaria digitata
- at low spring tide 1

Oar Weed or Tangle
Laminaria digitata
- at low spring tide 2

Oar Weed or Tangle
Laminaria digitata
- at low spring tide 3

Oar Weed or Tangle
Laminaria digitata
- at low spring tide 4

Oar Weed or Tangle
Laminaria digitata
- holdfast 4

Oar Weed or Tangle
Laminaria digitata
- blade base 1

Oar Weed or Tangle
Laminaria digitata
- in water 1

Oar Weed or Tangle
Laminaria digitata
- at base of pier wall 1

Oar Weed or Tangle
Laminaria digitata
- at base of pier wall 2

Oar Weed or Tangle
Laminaria digitata
- at base of pier wall 3

A common species around the coasts of Devon and Cornwall; images taken at various location. Latest images were taken at base of Albert Pier, Penzance, Cornwall. 11.03.20.

Oar Weed or Tangle
Laminaria digitata
- base of frond and stipe 1

Oar Weed or Tangle
Laminaria digitata
- base of frond and stipe 2

Oar Weed or Tangle
Laminaria digitata
- plant 1

Specimen above found on the lowershore at Chimney Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall, 18.04.18.

Scientific and European Names:
Laminaria digitata, Oar Weed, Tangle, Kelp, Braggair, Fingertang, Gladgesteeld vingerwier, Laminaire digitee, Laminarie digitada.

AlgaeBase

AlgaeBase is a database of information on algae that includes terrestrial, marine and freshwater organisms.

Laminaria digitata Oar Weed Tangle kelp Brown seaweed images
The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help
people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.