Saccorhiza polyschides - Furbelows or Sea Furbelows (Brown seaweed images)

The name Furbelow is quite apt for the species as a furbelow is a gathered strip or pleated border of a skirt or petticoat, or a flounce or ruffle. The name best describes the large wavy frills above the holdfast of the species.

This seaweed can be found at many sites all over Devon and Cornwall Peninsula. Images here were taken at Marazion, near Penzance, Cornwall; Porth Nanven, St. Just, Cornwall; and Wembury Point, South Devon.

The small brown algae Chilionema hispanicum can sometimes be found growing as an epiphyte on Saccorhiza polyschides.

Scientific and European Names:
Saccorhiza polyschides, Furbelows, Sea Furbelows, Furbellows, Sea Furbellows, Sea Hedgehog, Kelp, Sackwurzeltang, Knolwier, Laminaire a Bulbe, Laminaria bulbosa.

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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.

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.

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.