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A red seaweed - Gracilaria multipartita - General information

A red seaweed

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Gracilaria multipartita recorded (dark blue bullet) and expected (light blue bullet) distribution in Britain and Ireland (see below)

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Gracilaria multipartita is not listed under any importance categories.

General information

Key Icon Researched by: Edward Mayhew Text page icon Refereed by:

Taxonomy icon Taxonomy

Phylum Rhodophyta Red seaweeds
Class Rhodophyta Red seaweeds
Map icon Recorded distribution in Britain and Ireland Distribution in the British Isles is restricted to Cornwall, south Devon and Dorset.
Habitat information icon Habitat information Grows on rocks or other hard substrata, tolerating a wide degree of wave exposure. Recorded from the upper sublittoral to a depth of 15 m. Gracilaria multipartita is also tolerant of sand and mud cover.
Text page icon Description Gracilaria multipartita is a translucent, dull purple or reddish-brown algae which has fronds that measure up to 25 cm long. It is cartilaginous, very brittle, and has a compressed stipe.

This review can be cited as follows:

Edward Mayhew 2002. Gracilaria multipartita. A red seaweed. Marine Life Information Network: Biology and Sensitivity Key Information Sub-programme [on-line]. Plymouth: Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. [cited 03/09/2010]. Available from: <http://www.marlin.ac.uk/speciesfullreview.php?speciesID=3417>