Species:

Dumontia contorta(Gmelin) Ruprecht

Bendelsleipe in Norwegian

Classification

The species Dumontia contorta belongs to:

Photos

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1 of 7: Habit

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Specimens in a rock pool Photo: © Kjersti SjøtunTerms of use

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

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A fully grown thallus with long first order branches from a relatively short main axis Photo: © Kjersti SjøtunTerms of use

3 of 7: Cross- section

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4 of 7: Fertile thallus with tetrasporangia

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5 of 7: Surface view

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6 of 7: Cruciately divided tetrasporangia

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7 of 7: Cortical cells

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