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.
Plumaria plumosa (Hudson) Kuntze, 1891 - Soft Feather Weed (Red seaweed images)
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Soft Feather Weed
Plumaria plumosa
- close-up 1
Plumaria plumosa
- close-up 1
Soft Feather Weed
Plumaria plumosa
- close-up 2
Soft Feather Weed
Plumaria plumosa
- with Purse sponge 1
Soft Feather Weed
Plumaria plumosa
- with Purse sponge 2
Soft Feather Weed
Plumaria plumosa
- with Purse sponge 3
Soft Feather Weed
Plumaria plumosa
- with Purse sponge 4
Images taken at Battery Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall. Algae discovered under a sheltered overhang on the lowershore; hundreds of the Purse sponge, Grantia compressa were also found attached to the weed.
Scientific and European Names:
Plumaria plumosa, synonyms Plumaria elegans, Ceramium plumosum.
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