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Liagora

Liagora viscida (Forssk.) C.Agardh, 1822

PlantsErect thalli

Thalle aéré, cylindrique dichotome de consistance ferme car incrusté de calcaire, couleur le plus souvent blanche pouvant aller vers le rose filaments aériens dichotomes blancs

Possible confusions

Liagora tetrasporifera

Biotope / Habitat

espèce photophile, de la surface à 5 mètres de profondeur, substrat dur mais calme

Distribution

Méditerranée, Atlantique Nord-st

Distribution map

Geographic areas (BioObs)

Western MediterraneanMediterranean - Alboran SeaEastern MediterraneanNorth-East AtlanticCanary Islands

Observation type

Scuba divingApnea / SnorkellingForeshore / Shoreline

Other common names

RentiermoosalgeGerman (Germany)
LiagoraEuropean Spanish
LiagoreFrench (France)
Alga viscidaItalian (Italy)
Rendiermos-wierDutch (Netherlands)

Other invalid scientific names

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Sources

LAMARE Véronique, DUPRÉ Catherine in : DORIS, 22/12/2016 : Liagora viscida (Forsskål) C. A. Agardh, https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/273

How to cite this BioObs sheet?

BioObs, 23/01/2020 : Liagora viscida (Forssk.) C.Agardh, 1822, https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/123

Modification history

Created by Annie Lafourcade on 17/01/2020

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