Species:

Petalonia fascia (Müller) Kuntze

Vanlig brunbånd in Norwegian Bokmål

Classification

The species Petalonia fascia belongs to:

Division:
Ochrophyta (Brown algae, Brown seaweeds)
Class:
Phaeophyceae
Order:
Ectocarpales
Family:
Scytosiphonaceae
Genus:
Petalonia

Photos

Photos of Petalonia fascia (1):

1 of 1: Thallus

Photo of Petalonia fascia
Thallus is 5- 30 cm long and 1-5 cm broad. Usually several specimens are growing together from a joint basal disc. The species is common in the intertidal along the Norwegian coast, and is a typical spring alga in South Norway and a summer alga in North Norway. It can be confused with Punctaria and juvenile Laminaria. Photo: © Vivian Husa Terms of use
Species
Petalonia fascia
Sampling location
Raunefjorden, Hordaland
Sampling date
2007-04-17
Published
2007-11-27
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  • Thallus