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.

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Fat Sausage Weed
Asperococcus bullosus
- thallus 1

Fat Sausage Weed
Asperococcus bullosus
- surface of thallus 1

Fat Sausage Weed
Asperococcus bullosus
- surface of thallus 2

Fat Sausage Weed
Asperococcus bullosus
- hairs on thallus 1

Fat Sausage Weed
Asperococcus bullosus
- surface close-up 1

Fat Sausage Weed
Asperococcus bullosus
- surface under microscope 1

Fat Sausage Weed
Asperococcus bullosus
- sporangia and hairs 1

Fat Sausage Weed
Asperococcus bullosus
- hairs 1

Fat Sausage Weed
Asperococcus bullosus
- sporangia and hair 1

Fat Sausage Weed
Asperococcus bullosus
- cells 1

Specimen above was found attached to rock in a large pool in a lowershore gulley at Sennen Cove, Penwith, Cornwall. 24.05.16.

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

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.