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Ericaria selaginoides (Linnaeus) Molinari & Guiry, 2020 from Carpodesmia tamariscifolia (Hudson) Orellana & Sansón 2019 syn. Cystoseira tamariscifolia (Hudson) Papenfuss, 1950.
Bushy Rainbow Wrack
Carpodesmia tamariscifolia
- shoot tip 1
Bushy Rainbow Wrack
Carpodesmia tamariscifolia
- shoot tip 2
Bushy Rainbow Wrack
Carpodesmia tamariscifolia
- underwater iridescence 1
Bushy Rainbow Wrack
Carpodesmia tamariscifolia
- underwater iridescence 2
Bushy Rainbow Wrack
Carpodesmia tamariscifolia
- underwater iridescence 3
Bushy Rainbow Wrack
Carpodesmia tamariscifolia
- in lowershore rockpool 1
Bushy Rainbow Wrack
Carpodesmia tamariscifolia
- in lowershore rockpool 2
Bushy Rainbow Wrack
Carpodesmia tamariscifolia
- in rockpool / close-up 1
Bushy Rainbow Wrack
Carpodesmia tamariscifolia
- in rockpool / close-up 2
Bushy Rainbow Wrack
Carpodesmia tamariscifolia
- in rockpool / close-up 3
Images taken at Spit Point, Par, near St. Austell; Hannafore Point near Looe and Marazion and Tavis Vor, Mousehole, near Penzance, Cornwall.
This species can be found in large middleshore rockpools on sheltered shores but is commonly found uncovered or in rockpools on extremely low spring tides. Often found covered in epiphytic fauna like ascidians, velutinids and sponges or reduced to a stalk after winter storms. Out of water it is easy to see that this is a brown seaweed; in water it glows shades of blue green and sometimes purple. It is not the only member of this genus to have this colour change; but it is perhaps the most noticeable.
Scientific and European Names:
Carpodesmia tamariscifolia, Cystoseira tamariscifolia, Rainbow wrack, Bushy Rainbow Wrack, Rainbow Bladder Weed.
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