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

Gelidium pusillum (Stackhouse) Le Jolis, 1863 - A Straggle Weed (Red seaweed images)

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Straggle Weed
Gelidium pusillum
- in-situ on middleshore reef under Fucus serratus, Saw Wrack 1

Straggle Weed
Gelidium pusillum
- in-situ on middleshore reef under Fucus serratus, Saw Wrack 2

Straggle Weed
Gelidium pusillum
- in-situ on middleshore under Fucus serratus, Saw Wrack 3

Straggle Weed
Gelidium pusillum
- in-situ on middleshore under Fucus serratus, Saw Wrack 4

Straggle Weed
Gelidium pusillum
- fertile frond 1

Straggle Weed
Gelidium pusillum
- fertile frond 2

Straggle Weed
Gelidium pusillum
- fertile frond tip under a compound microscope 1

Specimen above found on the upper-middleshore part of the reef under Fucus serratus, Saw Wrack, at Albert Pier reef, Penzance, Cornwall, 14.05.18.

Straggle Weed
Gelidium pusillum
- on white background 1

Straggle Weed
Gelidium pusillum
- on white background 2

Straggle Weed
Gelidium pusillum
- on white background 3

Straggle Weed
Gelidium pusillum
- on white background 4

Straggle Weed
Gelidium pusillum
- with 1.0mm division rule 1

Specimen above found on steps leading to Albert Pier reef, Penzance, Cornwall, 14.05.18.

Straggle Weed
Gelidium pusillum
- close-up 1

Straggle Weed
Gelidium pusillum
- close-up 2

Straggle Weed
Gelidium pusillum
- close-up 3

Straggle Weed
Gelidium pusillum
- close-up 4

Straggle Weed
Gelidium pusillum
- close-up 5

Straggle Weed
Gelidium pusillum
- on vertical rock surface 1

Straggle Weed
Gelidium pusillum
- underside / creeping base 1

Images of species taken on shaded vertical rock surface on the upper-middleshore under Escalls Cliff, Sennen Cove, Cornwall. 16.10.11. SW3602727157.

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

Gelidium pusillum Straggle Weed Red Seaweed

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.