Possible confusions
L'algue lombric Furcellaria lumbricalis qui s'en distingue par sa couleur tirant vers le brun-verdâtre et par sa fixation par un réseau de crampons.
Species sheet
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Discoid Forked Weed
Polyides rotunda (Hudson) Gaillon, 1828
PlantsErect thalli
Algue rouge buissonnante formée de nombreux rameaux cylindriques dichotomes très homogènes de forme et de dimension, fixée au substrat par un petit disque.
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Western MediterraneanMediterranean - Alboran SeaEastern MediterraneanNorth-East AtlanticNorth-West AtlanticChannel & North
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / SnorkellingForeshore / Shoreline
Other common names
- Algue rouge dichotomeFrench (France)
Other invalid scientific names
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Sources
- DUPRÉ Catherine, LE GRANCHÉ Philippe in : DORIS, 09/09/2019 : Polyides rotundus (Hudson) Gaillon, 1828, https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/2300
- Algae Base https://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=32&sk=0&from=results
- 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.
- http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=145668#sources
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 16/02/2020 : Polyides rotunda (Hudson) Gaillon, 1828, https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/3063
Modification history
- Created by François Sichel on 16/02/2020
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