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.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Mesophyllum lichenoides (J.Ellis) Me.Lemoine, 1928 - Pink Plates or Pink Plate Weed (Encrusting algae)
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Pink Plate Weed
Mesophyllum lichenoides
- close-up 1

Pink Plate Weed
Mesophyllum lichenoides
- close-up 2

Pink Plate Weed
Mesophyllum lichenoides
- close-up 3

Pink Plate Weed
Mesophyllum lichenoides
- on rock / close-up 1

Pink Plate Weed
Mesophyllum lichenoides
- on rock 1

Pink Plate Weed
Mesophyllum lichenoides
- in middleshore rockpool 1

Pink Plate Weed
Mesophyllum lichenoides
- on lowershore 1

Pink Plate Weed
Mesophyllum lichenoides
- on lowershore 2

Pink Plate Weed
Mesophyllum lichenoides
- on lowershore 3

Pink Plate Weed
Mesophyllum lichenoides
- on lowershore 4

Pink Plate Weed
Mesophyllum lichenoides
- on lowershore 5

Species found in middleshore pools or more typically on the lowershore, especially during low spring tides. Images taken at various locations, these include Long Rock, Penzance; and Spit Point, Par, St. Austell, Cornwall.

AlgaeBase

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

Mesophyllum lichenoides Pink Plate Weed Encrusting Red Algae Images
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.