Grateloupia turuturu Yamada, 1941 - Devil's Tongue Weed (Red seaweed images)

This non-native species was found growing on pontoons at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall. 14.10.14.

Devil's Tongue Weed
Grateloupia turuturu
- outside Newlyn Harbour 1

Devil's Tongue Weed
Grateloupia turuturu
- outside Newlyn Harbour 2

Devil's Tongue Weed
Grateloupia turuturu
- outside Newlyn Harbour 3

Devil's Tongue Weed
Grateloupia turuturu
- outside Newlyn Harbour 4

Devil's Tongue Weed
Grateloupia turuturu
- outside Newlyn Harbour 5

The specimens above were found growing in shallow pools on the middleshore outside Newlyn Harbour, Newlyn, Cornwall. 20.06.20.

Devil's Tongue Weed
Grateloupia turuturu
- in shallow pool 1

Devil's Tongue Weed
Grateloupia turuturu
- in pool at base of pillar 1

Devil's Tongue Weed
Grateloupia turuturu
- in pool at base of pillar 2

Devil's Tongue Weed
Grateloupia turuturu
- in area of drainage 1

Devil's Tongue Weed
Grateloupia turuturu
- location / habitat 1

Devil's Tongue Weed
Grateloupia turuturu
- location / habitat 2

Devil's Tongue Weed
Grateloupia turuturu
- location / habitat 3

Species found growing in pools at the foot of road bridge pillars and around areas of draining with mixed sediments in Penzance Harbour, Penzance, Cornwall, 05.09.17.

Devil's Tongue Weed
Grateloupia turuturu
- in small shallow pool 1

Devil's Tongue Weed
Grateloupia turuturu
- location / habitat 4

Species found high on the shore is a small shallow pool at Lariggan Rocks, Wherry Town, Penzance, Cornwall, 06.09.17.

Devil's Tongue Weed
Grateloupia turuturu
- in pool on lowershore 1

Devil's Tongue Weed
Grateloupia turuturu
- below tide mark 1

Species found growing on the shore, at low water mark, on the west side of Trefusis Point, Falmouth, Cornwall, 22.03.15.

Devil's Tongue Weed
Grateloupia turuturu
- bleached specimen 1

Devil's Tongue Weed
Grateloupia turuturu
- bleached specimen 2

Devil's Tongue Weed
Grateloupia turuturu
- habitat / shallow pool 1

Species found in a shallow pool on the lowershore at Albert Pier reef, Penzance, Cornwall, 24.05.20. Specimens were bleaching hence their colour.

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