Himanthalia elongata - Thong Weed or Sea Thong (Brown seaweed images)

Images of species taken across the south coast of Devon and Cornwall. Locations include Mount Wise, Plymouth, Devon; Charlestown near St. Austell; Battery Rocks and Albert Pier, Penzance; and at Marazion, Cornwall.

The tubeworm Spirorbis (Laeospira) inornatus may be found under Thongweed buttons. Probably best seen at the end of the year when storms was Thongweed up on the strandline.

Scientific and European Names:
Himanthalia elongata, Thongweed, Buttonweed, Sea sphagetti, Sea thong, Riementang, Riemwier, Himanthale, Correa.

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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.

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.

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.