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
Compsothamnion gracillimum De Toni, 1903 - Most Graceful Elegant Small Bush Weed
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Most Graceful Elegant
Small Bush Weed
Compsothamnion gracillimum
- fronds 1

Most Graceful Elegant
Small Bush Weed
Compsothamnion gracillimum
- thallus 1

Most Graceful Elegant
Small Bush Weed
Compsothamnion gracillimum
- with 1.0mm division rule 1

Most Graceful Elegant
Small Bush Weed
Compsothamnion gracillimum
- with 1.0mm division rule 2

Most Graceful Elegant
Small Bush Weed
Compsothamnion gracillimum
- frond 1

Most Graceful Elegant
Small Bush Weed
Compsothamnion gracillimum
- under microscope 1

Most Graceful Elegant
Small Bush Weed
Compsothamnion gracillimum
- under microscope 2

Most Graceful Elegant
Small Bush Weed
Compsothamnion gracillimum
- under microscope 3

Most Graceful Elegant
Small Bush Weed
Compsothamnion gracillimum
- with 0.1mm division rule 1

Specimen above found attached to bedrock near the base of the pillar for Brunel's railway bridge, on an extra low tide at Saltash, Cornwall, 04.03.18.

Most Graceful Elegant
Small Bush Weed
Compsothamnion gracillimum
- lowershore / on mussels 1

Most Graceful Elegant
Small Bush Weed
Compsothamnion gracillimum
- lowershore / on mussels 2

Most Graceful Elegant
Small Bush Weed
Compsothamnion gracillimum
- lowershore / on mussels 3

Most Graceful Elegant
Small Bush Weed
Compsothamnion gracillimum
- lowershore habitat 1

Images taken on the lowershore, on an extreme low tide at Henn Point, near Saltash, Cornwall; where the River Lynher meets the River Tamar. 29.03.06.

Scientific and European Names:
Compsothamnion gracillimum, Most Graceful Elegant Small Bush Weed.

 

AlgaeBase

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

Compsothamnion gracillimum Most Graceful Elegant Small Bush 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.