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
Caulacanthus okamurae Yamada, 1933 - Pom-pom Weed - invasive non-native species (Red seaweeds)
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Pom-pom Weed
Caulacanthus okamurae
- growing over mussels 1

Pom-pom Weed
Caulacanthus okamurae
- growing over mussels 2

Pom-pom Weed
Caulacanthus okamurae
- close-up fronds 1

Pom-pom Weed
Caulacanthus okamurae
- close-up fronds 2

Pom-pom Weed
Caulacanthus okamurae
- habit / fronds 1

Pom-pom Weed
Caulacanthus okamurae
- with 0.1mm division rule 1

Pom-pom Weed
Caulacanthus okamurae
- with 0.1mm division rule 2

The specimens above were found on mussels at Chyandour Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall. 27.01.15.

Pom-pom Weed
Caulacanthus okamurae
- close-up in-situ 1

Pom-pom Weed
Caulacanthus okamurae
- close-up in-situ 1

Pom-pom Weed
Caulacanthus okamurae
- on pier wall 1

Pom-pom Weed
Caulacanthus okamurae
- on pier wall 2

The specimens above were found on pier wall on the middleshore in the Osmundea pinnatifida, Pepper Dulse zone at Albert Pier reef, Penzance, Cornwall. 22.06.20.

Pom-pom Weed
Caulacanthus okamurae
- on Mussel bed 1

Pom-pom Weed
Caulacanthus okamurae
- on Mussel bed 2

Pom-pom Weed
Caulacanthus okamurae
- on Mussel bed 3

Pom-pom Weed
Caulacanthus okamurae
- on Mussel shell 1

Pom-pom Weed
Caulacanthus okamurae
- on Mussel shell 2

Pom-pom Weed
Caulacanthus okamurae
- on Mussel shell 3

This non-native marine species was found on dead shells and on and between live mussels, Mytilus galloprovincialis, on a NW facing flat rock platform on the lower middleshore, south of Godrevy Point, Gwithian, Cornwall. 27.09.14.

AlgaeBase

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

Caulacanthus okamurae Pom pom weed Red 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.