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
Choreocolax polysiphoniae Reinsch, 1875 - A red algae parasitic on Vertebrata lanosa
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Parasitic red algae
Choreocolax polysiphoniae
- on Vertebrata lanosa 1

Parasitic red algae
Choreocolax polysiphoniae
- with 0.1mm divided rule 1

Parasitic red algae
Choreocolax polysiphoniae
- on Vertebrata lanosa 2

Parasitic red algae
Choreocolax polysiphoniae
- on Vertebrata lanosa 3

Parasitic red algae
Choreocolax polysiphoniae
- on Vertebrata lanosa 4

This small, pale, whitish algae is red algal species that is parasitic on Vertebrata lanosa syn. Polysiphonia lanosa, Many Tubed Gable Weed, the latter, commonly found as an epiphyte on Ascophyllum nodosum, Knotted or Egg Wrack.

Species found on the algae mentioned above at the rear of Penzance Harbour (near the dry dock), Penzance, Cornwall. 08.01.15.

Epiphyte - occurring non-parasitically on plant or other algae.

AlgaeBase

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

Choreocolax polysiphoniae parasitic Vertebrata Polysiphonia lanosa 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.