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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Marine fungus
Stigmidium ascophylli
- in Pelvetia canaliculata 1

Marine fungus
Stigmidium ascophylli
- in Pelvetia canaliculata 2

This specimen above was found on Pelvetia canaliculata, Channelled Wrack. on the uppershore of Croyde Beach, Croyde, North Devon. 17.09.16.

Marine fungus
Stigmidium ascophylli
- in Ascophyllum nodosum 1

Marine fungus
Stigmidium ascophylli
- in Ascophyllum nodosum 2

Species found on Ascophyllum nodosum, Knotted or Egg Wrack, that has drifted across from the USA or Canada, and washed-up at Perranporth, Cornwall. 30.01.15. The species here needs checking given the origin of the algae.

Marine fungus
Stigmidium ascophylli
- in Pelvetia canaliculata 3

Marine fungus
Stigmidium ascophylli
- in Pelvetia canaliculata 4

Marine fungus
Stigmidium ascophylli
- in Pelvetia canaliculata 5

This species, represented by small black dots in the images, was typically found with Pelvetia canaliculata, Channelled Wrack. It is an example of mycophycobiosis where a fungi lives inside a larger algae without being parasitic. Specimen was found at Skilly, near Newlyn, Cornwall. 15.10.11.

For more information on Stigmidium ascophylli click here.

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.