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
Flustra foliacea (Linnaeus, 1758) - Greater horn wrack, Hornwrack or Broad-leaved sea mat
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Greater horn wrack / Hornwrack
Flustra foliacea
- on strandline 1

Greater horn wrack / Hornwrack
Flustra foliacea
- on strandline 2

Greater horn wrack / Hornwrack
Flustra foliacea
- on strandline 3

Greater horn wrack / Hornwrack
Flustra foliacea
- on strandline 4

Greater horn wrack / Hornwrack
Flustra foliacea
- on strandline 5

Greater horn wrack / Hornwrack
Flustra foliacea
- on strandline 6

Photographed on the strandline at Hayle Towans, Hayle and at Porth Kidney Sands, Lelant, Cornwall.

Scientific and European Names:
Flustra foliacea, Greater horn wrack, Hornwrack, Blattermoostierchen, Bladachtig hoornwier, Flustre, Rosa de coral.

APHOTOMARINE - A photographic guide to aid the recognition and identification of Flustra foliacea Horn Wrack Broad leaved sea mat
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.