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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Punctured Ball Weed
Leathesia marina
- on lowershore 1

Punctured Ball Weed
Leathesia marina
- on lowershore 2

Punctured Ball Weed
Leathesia marina
- on lowershore 3

Punctured Ball Weed
Leathesia marina
- on lowershore 4

Specimens above found on the lowershore at Gyllyngvase, Falmouth, Cornwall. 14.06.14.

Punctured Ball Weed
Leathesia marina
- on lowershore 5

Punctured Ball Weed
Leathesia marina
- on lowershore 6

Specimens above found on the lowershore at Spit Point, near Par, St. Austell, Cornwall. 12.07.10.

Leathesia marina (Lyngbye) Decaisne, 1842 (Accepted on WoRMS) syn. Leathesia difformis Areschoug, 1847 (as per Seaweeds of Britain and Ireland).

Scientific and European Names:
Leathesia marina, Leathesia difformis, Sea Balls, Sea Cauliflower, Punctured Ball Weed.

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.