Species:
Colpomenia peregrina Sauvageau
Østerstyv in Norwegian Bokmål
Oyster thief in English
Classification
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Photos
Photos of Colpomenia peregrina (1):
1 of 1: Thallus
Colpomenia peregrina is a Pacific species, which has been present in Norway since 1933. The species is distributed along the coast north to Trøndelag. It is a summer alga, which grows in the intertidal and upper subtidal zone. The thallus can be up to 20 cm in diameter. Small individuals may be confused with Leathesia difformis. Photo: © Vivian Husa Terms of use- Species
- Colpomenia peregrina
- Verified by
- Bergen Seaweed Group
- Sampling location
- Raunefjorden, Hordaland
- Sampling date
- 2007-04-17
- Published
- 2007-11-27
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