Species:

Corallina officinalis Linnaeus

Krasing in Norwegian
Coral weed in English

Classification

The species Corallina officinalis belongs to:

Division:
Rhodophyta (Red algae, Red seaweeds)
Class:
Florideophyceae
Order:
Corallinales
Family:
Corallinaceae
Genus:
Corallina

Photos

Photos of Corallina officinalis (3):

  • Photo of Corallina officinalis
  • Photo of Corallina officinalis
  • Photo of Corallina officinalis

1 of 3: Habit

Photo of Corallina officinalis
Specimens growing in rock pool Photo: © Kjersti Sjøtun Terms of use
Species
Corallina officinalis
Verified by
Bergen Seaweed Group
Sampling location
Golten, Sotra, Hordaland
Sampling date
2008-06-10
Published
2008-01-02
Photo is showing (categorized)
  • Habit

Note: The species is common in the intertidal and the upper subtidal along the whole coast of Norway. Specimens are up to 8 cm long, articulated and feather branched with opposite branching.

2 of 3: Habit

Photo of Corallina officinalis
Articulated thallus with opposite branching Photo: © Kjersti Sjøtun Terms of use
Species
Corallina officinalis
Verified by
Bergen Seaweed Group
Sampling location
Stora Kalsøy, Austevoll, Hordaland
Sampling date
2007-12-21
Published
2008-01-02
Photo is showing (categorized)
  • Branching pattern
  • Habit

3 of 3: Branching

Photo of Corallina officinalis
Photo: © Kjersti Sjøtun Terms of use
Species
Corallina officinalis
Verified by
Bergen Seaweed Group
Sampling location
Stora Kalsøy, Austevoll, Hordaland
Sampling date
2007-12-21
Published
2008-01-02
Photo is showing (categorized)
  • Branching pattern

Closest relatives

Other species in the same genus (Corallina):