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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Red seaweed
Acrochaetioid algae 25.08.18
- on Porphyra sp. 1

Red seaweed
Acrochaetioid algae 25.08.18
- on Porphyra sp. 2

Red seaweed
Acrochaetioid algae 25.08.18
- on Porphyra sp. 3

Red seaweed
Acrochaetioid algae 25.08.18
- under microscope 1

Red seaweed
Acrochaetioid algae 25.08.18
- under microscope 2

Red seaweed
Acrochaetioid algae 25.08.18
- under microscope 3

Red seaweed
Acrochaetioid algae 25.08.18
- under microscope 4

Red seaweed
Acrochaetioid algae 25.08.18
- under microscope 5

Red seaweed
Acrochaetioid algae 25.08.18
- under microscope 6

The acrochaetioid algae above was found growing epiphytically on Porphyra sp. at Chyandour Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall, 25.08.18.

According to my sources acrochaetioid algae cannot reliably be identified from images and apparently even with samples some cannot be reliably identified by experts. Images are placed here merely to illustrate examples of acrochaetioid algae.

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.