Species:

Furcellaria lumbricalis (Hudson) Lamouroux

Svartkluft in Norwegian

Classification

The species Furcellaria lumbricalis belongs to:

Division:
Rhodophyta (Red algae, Red seaweeds)
Class:
Florideophyceae
Order:
Gigartinales
Family:
Furcellariaceae
Genus:
Furcellaria

Photos

Photos of Furcellaria lumbricalis (1):

1 of 1: Habit

Photo of Furcellaria lumbricalis
Overview of thallus Photo: © Kjersti Sjøtun Terms of use
Species
Furcellaria lumbricalis
Sampling location
Seløy, Korsfjorden, Hordaland
Sampling date
2022-04-27
Published
2022-06-28
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  • Thallus
  • Habit

Note: The species is common in the sublittoral and grows along the entire coast of Norway. It has round and repeatedly dichotomously divided axes, 1-2 mm in diameter, and has a brownish red to red habit. It is attached to the substratum by small branches, and fertile tetrasporophytes have zonate tetrasporangia in outer part of axes.