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
Xiphosiphonia pinnulata (Kützing) Savoie & G.W.Saunders, 2016 - A Winged Weed - non-native species
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A Winged Weed
Xiphosiphonia pinnulata
- erect axes 1

A Winged Weed
Xiphosiphonia pinnulata
- above under microscope 1

A Winged Weed
Xiphosiphonia pinnulata
- above under microscope 2

A Winged Weed
Xiphosiphonia pinnulata
- prostrate axes 1

A Winged Weed
Xiphosiphonia pinnulata
- rhizoids with discoid pads 1

A Winged Weed
Xiphosiphonia pinnulata
- part of specimen 1

A Winged Weed
Xiphosiphonia pinnulata
- with 0.1mm division rule 1

A Winged Weed
Xiphosiphonia pinnulata
- with 0.1mm division rule 2

A Winged Weed
Xiphosiphonia pinnulata
- habitat / location 1

Species found on an extra-low tide, on the side of the overhang in a deep gulley that was sheltered from the sea at Westward Ho!, Devon, 13.04.17.

Xiphosiphonia pinnulata was formerly Pterosiphonia pinnulata.

Species up to 10cm in length forming dense turfs, and 1-3cm high and 0.9-3mm wide. This species is a non-native species being recorded at one site in Devon and one at Milford Haven. Ref. Seaweeds of the British Isles Volume One, Part 3A Ceramiale by Christine A. Maggs and Max Hommersand.

I am very grateful to Prof. Christine Maggs for her help in identifying this species.

AlgaeBase

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

Xiphosiphonia pinnulata Pterosiphonia pinnulata Winged 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.
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