Note: The species is abundant in the intertidal during spring. In the summer it normally becomes bleached, and may attain a yellowish colour. Thallus is hollow and gelatinous, and consists of a relatively short main axis with long first order branches. The side branches are normally unbranched.
2 of 7: Thallus
Species
Dumontia contorta
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Sampling location
Stora Kalsøy, Austevoll, Hordaland
Sampling date
2009-04-21
Published
2010-03-08
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Thallus
Branching pattern
3 of 7: Cross- section
Species
Dumontia contorta
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Sampling location
Rå, Sogn og Fjordane
Sampling date
2008-05-15
Published
2010-03-18
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Cross section
4 of 7: Fertile thallus with tetrasporangia
Species
Dumontia contorta
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Sampling location
Rå, Sogn og Fjordane
Sampling date
2008-05-15
Published
2010-03-18
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Sporophyte
Tetrasporangium
5 of 7: Surface view
Species
Dumontia contorta
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Sampling location
Rå, Sogn og Fjordane
Sampling date
2008-05-15
Published
2010-03-18
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Cells
Surface view
6 of 7: Cruciately divided tetrasporangia
Species
Dumontia contorta
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Sampling location
Rå, Sogn og Fjordane
Sampling date
2008-05-15
Published
2010-03-18
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Tetrasporangium
7 of 7: Cortical cells
Species
Dumontia contorta
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Sampling location
Rå, Sogn og Fjordane
Sampling date
2008-05-15
Published
2010-03-18
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Cortical cells
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This website contains an updated overview of seaweeds recorded in Norway.