RHODOPHYTA : GRACILARIALES : Gracilariaceae | RED ALGAE |
Gracilaria bursa-pastoris |
Description: Growing in tufts to 30 cms long, much branched usually simply forked or alternate rarely opposite. Somewhat compressed, but not flat.
Habitat: Epilithic in the upper sublittoral.
Distribution: Some records from the south and west of Ireland however generally confined to southern coasts of England between Cornwall and Sussex. Europe: Mediterranean, Portugal, Atlantic coast of Spain. Further afield: Senegal, the Cape Verde Isles, Kenya, India, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Singapore, Japan, China, Hawaiian Islands, Florida, Mexico, Caribbean, Cuba and Brazil.
Similar Species: Gracilaria gracilis is said to be "elastic". Dried specimens are difficult to distinguish.
Distribution Map: NBN map : National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.
WoRMS: Species record : World Register of Marine Species.
iNaturalist: Species account : iNaturalist World Species Observations database
Morton, O. & Picton, B.E. (2016). Gracilaria bursa-pastoris (S Gmelin) P Silva. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. https://www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/species.asp?item=ZM5460 Accessed on 2024-11-12 |
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