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Red seaweeds (Rhodophyta)

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Species List

Florideophyceae 49

Image: Aglaothamnion diaphanum missing

 A red seaweed (Aglaothamnion diaphanum)

Image: Aglaothamnion priceanum missing

 A red seaweed (Aglaothamnion priceanum)

Image: Ahnfeltia plicata

 Black scour weed (Ahnfeltia plicata)

Image: Anotrichium barbatum

 Bearded red seaweed (Anotrichium barbatum)

Image: Asparagopsis armata

 Harpoon weed (Asparagopsis armata)

Image: Bornetia secundiflora missing

 Bornet’s coral weed (Bornetia secundiflora)

Image: Calliblepharis ciliata

 Eyelash weed (Calliblepharis ciliata)

Image: Calliblepharis jubata

 Lance-shaped eyelash weed (Calliblepharis jubata)

Image: Catenella caespitosa

 Creeping chain weed (Catenella caespitosa)

Image: Ceramium virgatum

 A red seaweed (Ceramium virgatum)

Image: Chondria coerulescens

 Iridescent cartilage weed (Chondria coerulescens)

Image: Chondrus crispus

 Carrageen (Chondrus crispus)

Image: Corallina officinalis

 Coral weed (Corallina officinalis)

Image: Cruoria cruoriiformis

 A red seaweed (Cruoria cruoriiformis)

Image: Cryptopleura ramosa

 Fine-veined crinkle weed (Cryptopleura ramosa)

Image: Delesseria sanguinea

 Sea beech (Delesseria sanguinea)

Image: Dermocorynus montagnei missing

 Grateloup’s pimple weed (Dermocorynus montagnei)

Image: Dilsea carnosa

 Red rags (Dilsea carnosa)

Image: Drachiella spectabilis

 Iridescent drachiella (Drachiella spectabilis)

Image: Furcellaria lumbricalis

 Clawed fork weed (Furcellaria lumbricalis)

Image: Gelidium pusillum missing

 Creeping straggle weed (Gelidium pusillum)

Image: Gracilaria gracilis missing

 Slender wart weed (Gracilaria gracilis)

Image: Gracilaria multipartita

 Cleaved wart weed (Gracilaria multipartita)

Image: Heterosiphonia plumosa

 Siphoned feather weed (Heterosiphonia plumosa)

Image: Hildenbrandia rubra missing

 An encrusting red seaweed (Hildenbrandia rubra)

Image: Hypoglossum hypoglossoides missing

 Under tongue weed (Hypoglossum hypoglossoides)

Image: Lithophyllum incrustans

 An encrusting coralline alga (Lithophyllum incrustans)

Image: Lithothamnion corallioides

 Maerl (Lithothamnion corallioides)

Image: Lithothamnion glaciale

 Maerl (Lithothamnion glaciale)

Image: Lomentaria articulata

 Bunny-eared bead-weed (Lomentaria articulata)

Image: Mastocarpus stellatus

 False Irish moss (Mastocarpus stellatus)

Image: Membranoptera alata missing

 Winged weed (Membranoptera alata)

Image: Mesophyllum lichenoides

 Pink plates (Mesophyllum lichenoides)

Image: Metacallophyllis laciniata

 Beautiful fan weed (Metacallophyllis laciniata)

Image: Odonthalia dentata

 Northern tooth weed (Odonthalia dentata)

Image: Osmundea pinnatifida

 Pepper dulse (Osmundea pinnatifida)

Image: Palmaria palmata

 Dulse (Palmaria palmata)

Image: Phycodrys rubens

 A red seaweed (Phycodrys rubens)

Image: Phyllophora crispa

 Sandy leaf bearer (Phyllophora crispa)

Image: Phymatolithon calcareum

 Maerl (Phymatolithon calcareum)

Image: Plocamium cartilagineum

 Cartilaginous cock’s comb (Plocamium cartilagineum)

Image: Plumaria plumosa missing

 Soft feather weed (Plumaria plumosa)

Image: Polyides rotunda

 Discoid fork weed (Polyides rotunda)

Image: Pterothamnion plumula missing

 Bushy Feather Weed (Pterothamnion plumula)

Image: Rhodothamniella floridula

 Sand binder (Rhodothamniella floridula)

Image: Vertebrata fucoides missing

 Black siphon weed (Vertebrata fucoides)

Image: Vertebrata lanosa missing

 Wrack siphon weed (Vertebrata lanosa)

Image: Vertebrata reptabunda missing

 A red seaweed (Vertebrata reptabunda)

Image: Xiphosiphonia pennata missing

 A red seaweed (Xiphosiphonia pennata)

Bangiophyceae 1