Possible confusions
Avec l'algue rouge Queue de Mer Halurus equisetifolius d'aspect proche mais de couleur rouge.
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Hairy Sand Weed
Cladostephus spongiosus (Hudson) C. Agardh, 1817
PlantsAlgaePhaeophyceae (Brown algae)
Algue brune branchue de 4 à 25 cm de hauteur, à fronde cylindrique irrégulièrement dichotome, recouverte de verticilles de fines brindilles elles mêmes irrégulièrement divisées, donnant un aspect poilu à la fronde. Ces brindilles sont perdues en hiver laissant la fronde à nu. La couleur va du brun foncé au vert olive, la consistance est légèrement rigide.
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Western MediterraneanMediterranean - Alboran SeaEastern MediterraneanNorth-East AtlanticNorth-West AtlanticChannel & NorthCanary Islands
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / SnorkellingForeshore / Shoreline
Other common names
- Cladostephus spongieuxFrench (France)
Other invalid scientific names
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Sources
- LAMARE Véronique, VERLAQUE Marc in : DORIS, 14/11/2016 : Cladostephus spongiosus (Hudson) C. Agardh, https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/3549
- Bunker F.D., Brodie J.A., Maggs C.A., Bunker A.R., 2010, GUIDE TO SEAWEEDS OF BRITAIN AND IRELAND , Marine Conservation Society, Seasearch guides, 224p.
- G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 January 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=58; searched on 10 December 2023.
- WoRMS Cladostephus spongiosus
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 12/12/2023 : Cladostephus spongiosus (Hudson) C. Agardh, 1817, https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/2729
Modification history
- Created by François Sichel on 10/12/2023
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