Possible confusions
Avec les autres algues du genre Elachista, épiphytes des fucus (E. fucicola), des himanthales (E. scutulata) et de l'algue ramifiée poilue Arthrocladia villosa (E. stellaris).
Species sheet
Elachista flaccida
Elachista flaccida (Dillwyn) Fries, 1835
PlantsAlgaePhaeophyceae (Brown algae)
Algue brune filamenteuse formant des pompons de quelques cm de diamètre sur les algues brunes, principalement les cystoseires et la queue de poulain Halidrys siliquosa.
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
North-East AtlanticChannel & NorthCanary Islands
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / SnorkellingForeshore / Shoreline
Other common names
—Other invalid scientific names
- <i>Conferva breviarticulata</i> Suhr, 1836
- <i>Conferva flaccida</i> Dillwyn, 1809
- <i>Elachista breviarticulata</i> (Suhr) Areschoug, 1842
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Sources
- AlgaeBase Elachista flaccida
- Sue Hiscock, A Field Key to the British Brown Seaweeds (Phaeophyta), FSC Publications, 1979.
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 02/01/2026 : Elachista flaccida (Dillwyn) Fries, 1835, https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/4253
Modification history
- Created by François Sichel on 31/12/2025
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