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
Ceramium virgatum Roth, 1797 - A Banded Pincer Weed or Red Hornweed (Red seaweeds)
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Banded Pincer Weed
Ceramium virgatum
- on Fucus serratus 1

Banded Pincer Weed
Ceramium virgatum
- on Fucus serratus 2

Species found on the lowershore at Porthpean near St. Austell, Cornwall. 01.04.10. Species epiphytic on Fucus serratus and other seaweeds.

Banded Pincer Weed
Ceramium virgatum
- thallus 1

Banded Pincer Weed
Ceramium virgatum
- with 1.0mm division rule 1

Banded Pincer Weed
Ceramium virgatum
- branching 1

Banded Pincer Weed
Ceramium virgatum
- branching / microscope 1

Banded Pincer Weed
Ceramium virgatum
- apical region 1

Banded Pincer Weed
Ceramium virgatum
- cross section 1

Banded Pincer Weed
Ceramium virgatum
- cross section 2

Banded Pincer Weed
Ceramium virgatum
- cross section with rhizoids 1

Banded Pincer Weed
Ceramium virgatum
- multicellular rhizoids 1

Banded Pincer Weed
Ceramium virgatum
- multicellular rhizoids 2

Specimen about found in a pool on the lowershore at Skilly, near Newlyn, Cornwall, 22.03.18.

Scientific and European Names:
Ceramium virgatum, Ceramium rubrum, Hornweed, Red hornweed, Almindelig klotang, Horenwier, Rood Hoorntjeswier, Roodhoorntjeswier, Ceramium, Roter Horntang.

AlgaeBase

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

Ceramium virgatum Red Hornweed Banded Pincer Weed 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.