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
Porphyra purpurea (Roth) C.Agardh, 1824 ? - Purple Laver (Red seaweed images)
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Purple Laver
Porphyra purpurea
- on middleshore mussel bed 1

Purple Laver
Porphyra purpurea
- on middleshore mussel bed 2

Purple Laver
Porphyra purpurea
- on middleshore mussel bed 3

Purple Laver
Porphyra purpurea
-mussel bed / habitat 1

Specimen above found on middleshore mussel bed on rocky shore east of Par Beach, Par, near St. Austell, Cornwall. 16.07.10.

Identification here based on habitat and time of year, so a tentative identification given the difficulty in determining species of Porphyra.

AlgaeBase

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

Porphyra purpurea Purple Laver 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.