Species:

Phymatolithon lenormandii (Areschoug) Adey

Slettrugl in Norwegian

Classification

The species Phymatolithon lenormandii belongs to:

Division:: Rhodophyta (Red algae, Red seaweeds)
Class:: Florideophyceae
Order:: Corallinales
Family:: Lithothamniaceae
Genus:: Phymatolithon

Photos

Photos of Phymatolithon lenormandii (1):

1 of 1: Habit

Photo of Phymatolithon lenormandii — Habit in a rock pool Photo: © Kjersti Sjøtun Terms of use

Species: Phymatolithon lenormandii
Verified by: Bergen Seaweed Group
Sampling location: Espegrend, Raunefjorden, Hordaland
Sampling date: 2008-02-15
Published: 2008-03-04
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: Habit

Note: The species is very common in the intertidal zone. It normally has a mauvish colour. The crusts have a white edge where growth occurs, and the young parts of crusts are relatively flat. Older parts of crusts are more uneven and often covered with small white spots.

Closest relatives

Other species in the same genus (Phymatolithon):

Phymatolithon calcareum (Pallas) Adey & McKibbin
Buttgreina mergel in Norwegian Nynorsk
Buttgrenet mergel in Norwegian Bokmål
Phymatolithon investiens Foslie, nom. Illeg.
Phymatolithon laevigatum (Foslie) Foslie
Glattrugl in Norwegian
Phymatolithon lamii (Lemoine) Chamberlain
Phymatolithon purpureum (Crouan frat.) Woelkerling & Irvine
Valkrugl in Norwegian
Phymatolithon squamulosum (Foslie) Adey, Hernandez-Kantun & P. W. Gabrielson
Phymatolithon tenue (Rosenvinge) Düwel & Wegeberg