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
Choreonema thuretii (Bornet) F.Schmitz, 1889 - An algal parasite of Jania sp.
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Parasitic red algae
Choreonema thuretii
- on Jania rubens 1

Parasitic red algae
Choreonema thuretii
- on Jania rubens 2

Parasitic red algae
Choreonema thuretii
- on Jania rubens 3

Parasitic red algae
Choreocolax polysiphoniae
- with 0.1mm division rule 1

Parasitic red algae
Choreocolax polysiphoniae
- microscope lateral view 1

Parasitic red algae
Choreocolax polysiphoniae
- microscope lateral view 2

This small, whitish algae is red algal species that is parasitic on Jania species. The species was found on Jania rubens which was growing epiphytically on Cladostephus hirsutus, at Albert Reef, Penzance, Cornwall. 19.01.15.

Epiphyte - occurring non-parasitically on plant or other algae.

AlgaeBase

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

Choreonema thuretii algal parasite of Jania rubens species Red 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.