Species:
Gelidium spinosum (S. G. Gmelin) P. C. Silva
Brei agaralge in Norwegian Nynorsk
Bred agaralge in Norwegian Bokmål
Classification
The species Gelidium spinosum belongs to:
Photos
Photos of Gelidium spinosum (4):
1 of 4: Habit
Note: In Norway the species is found along the coast, except in the Skagerrak region and in the eastern part of Finnmark. Thallus is normally up to 5 cm long, with flattened main axes and side branches, branches in one plane but normally of irregular length. It grows mainly in rock pools and in the upper subtidal. Many individuals often grow together.
2 of 4: Top of main axis with side branches
3 of 4: End of branch with apical cell
4 of 4: Cross-section of axis showing flattened habit and medullar cells
Closest relatives
Other species in the same genus (Gelidium):
- Gelidium pusillum (Stackhouse) Le Jolis (1)
- Smal agaralge in Norwegian
