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
Blidingia minima (Nägeli ex Kützing) Kylin, 1947 - Lesser Grass Kelp or Squashed Gutweed
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Lesser Grass Kelp
Blidingia minima
- plant close-up 1

Lesser Grass Kelp
Blidingia minima
- plant / 0.1mm division rule 1

Lesser Grass Kelp
Blidingia minima
- sample in petri-dish 1

Lesser Grass Kelp
Blidingia minima
- sample in petri-dish 2

Lesser Grass Kelp
Blidingia minima
- uppershore habitat 1

Lesser Grass Kelp
Blidingia minima
- uppershore habitat 2

Species found just below high water mark on the promenade slipway to Chimney Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall. 27.10.10 and 19.01.15.

Plants may be parasitized by the green algae Halochlorococcum moorei syn. Chlorochytrium moorei.

Scientific and European Names:
Blidingia minima, Lesser grass kelp, Enteromorpha, Klein Darmwier, Petit Enteromorphe, Kleiner Rohrentang.

AlgaeBase

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

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.