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.

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Peyssonnelia sp. - An Encrusting red algae (Encrusting algae images)
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Encrusting red algae
Peyssonnelia species
- under rock on lowershore 1

Encrusting red algae
Peyssonnelia species
- under rock on lowershore 2

Encrusting red algae
Peyssonnelia species
- under rock on lowershore 3

Encrusting red algae
Peyssonnelia species
- under rock on lowershore 4

Encrusting red algae
Peyssonnelia species
- under rock on lowershore 5

Encrusting red algae
Peyssonnelia species
- under rock on lowershore 6

Species found encrusting a rock on the lowershore of a spit of shore in front of Smeaton's Pier, St. Ives, Cornwall. 07.11.14.

Encrusting red algae
Peyssonnelia species
- on old shell of Pecten maximus, Great Scallop 1

Encrusting red algae
Peyssonnelia species
- on old shell of Pecten maximus, Great Scallop 2

Encrusting red algae
Peyssonnelia species
- on old shell of Pecten maximus, Great Scallop 3

Encrusting red algae
Peyssonnelia species
- habitat / location 1

Numerous old shell valves of Great Scallops, Pecten maximus were found in a shallow lowershore pool with the encrusting red algae Peyssonnelia. Below outer wall of North Pier, Newlyn Harbour, Newlyn, Cornwall, 20.06.20.

Encrusting red algae
Peyssonnelia species
- under rock on lowershore 7

Encrusting red algae
Peyssonnelia species
- edge of thallus in-situ 1

Encrusting red algae
Peyssonnelia species
- dorsal view edge of thallus 1

Encrusting red algae
Peyssonnelia species
- ventral view edge of thallus 1

Specimen above was found under a rock on the lowershore at Albert Pier reef, Penzance, Cornwall, 22.01.15.

AlgaeBase

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

Peyssonnelia species Encrusting Red Algae 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.