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
Saccharina latissima (Linnaeus) C.E.Lane, C.Mayes, Druehl & G.W.Saunders, 2006 - Sugar Kelp
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Sugar Kelp or Sea Belt
Saccharina latissima
- young frond 1

Sugar Kelp or Sea Belt
Saccharina latissima
- base 1

Sugar Kelp or Sea Belt
Saccharina latissima
- at low spring tide 1

Sugar Kelp or Sea Belt
Saccharina latissima
- at low spring tide 2

Sugar Kelp or Sea Belt
Saccharina latissima
- at low spring tide 3

Sugar Kelp or Sea Belt
Saccharina latissima
- at low spring tide 4

Sugar Kelp or Sea Belt
Saccharina latissima
- frond with holdfast 1

Images of species taken at Point Field, Churchtown Farm, Saltash, Cornwall, 10.09.05; Hannafore Reef, near Looe, 02.03.10; and at Charlestown, near St. Austell, Cornwall, 14.08.10.

Scientific and European Names:
Saccharina latissima, Laminaria saccharina, Sea Belt, Sugar Kelp, Sugar Tangle, Suikerwier, Baudrier de Neptune, Centuire de Neptune, Laminaire sacchahrine, Laminaire sucree, Zuckertang.

AlgaeBase

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

Saccharina latissima Sea Belt Sugar Kelp Sea belt tangle 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.