Marine algae

Sites of wildlife and geological interest

This is a list of plants giving an english name, where available, the latin name, family and 'type'. Currently comprising some 3,400 algae, lichens, bryophytes and higher plants.

The 'type' comprises: algae (brown, green and red). These components can be searched for. In the general search, try words like 'sheltered' or 'exposed' or 'epiphytic' or 'epilithic' or 'shallow' or 'western' etc...

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EnglishName	LatinName	PlantType	Notes
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	Acinetospora crinita	algae red	Plants usually epiphytic forming loose entangled masses of filaments with short lateral branchlets. Only distinctive under the microscope and therefore probably very under-recorded.
	Acrochaete heteroclada	algae green	Minute (microscopic) irregularly branched uniseriate filaments. Mid-lower intertidal; probably subtidal. Endophytic in algae e.g. Chondrus crispus. Present all year. Only recently recognized in the flora; probably much more widespread than previously recorded.
	Acrochaete operculata	algae green	Minute (microscopic) irregularly branched twisted intertwined uniseriate filaments. Mid-lower intertidal and shallow subtidal. Endophytic in Chondrus crispus to which it appears to be confined. Only recently recognized as present in the flora; much more widespread than indicated previously recorded. Requires further taxonomic investigation.
	Acrochaete repens	algae green	Minute (microscopic) prostrate filaments much and irregularly branched. Mid-lower intertidal to subtidal. Endophytic or epi-endophytic in tissues of various brown algae especially Chorda filum and Fucus species; endophytic in the red alga Chondrus crispus and reported on the leaves of the eel-grass Zostera marina. It is probably more widespread than the previously recorded.
	Acrochaete viridis	algae green	Minute (microscopic) branched uniseriate filaments. Mid-lower intertidal and subtidal. Epi- endophytic in medullary or cortical tissues of a variety of green brown and red algae; a very common endophyte of Chondrus crispus; also in shells. Much more widespread than previously recorded.
	Acrochaete wittrockii	algae green	Minute (microscopic) unbranched or sparsely branched filaments of about 10 cells in length that taper at ends. Intertidal to subtidal. Epiphytic or endophytic on or in the cells of brown algae; less commonly occurring in red algae. A number of uncertainties surround this species and there is some doubt as to the validity of records.
	Acrochaetium alariae	algae red	Small epiphyte of Alaria esculenta on wave-exposed shores. Generally common when present and may form extensive sheets of tufts on older plants of Alaria. Generally more common on northern and north-western shores. Common but under-recorded.
	Acrochaetium battersianum	algae red	(Acrochaetiales Acrochaetiaceae) Microscopic epiphyte of Porphyra in the mid-intertidal. Rare.
	Acrochaetium chylocladiae	algae red	(Acrochaetiales Acrochaetiaceae) Microscopic endophytes of Gastroclonium ovatum. Subtidal to 10 m. Rare.
	Acrochaetium corymbiferum	algae red	Small epiphyte on a range of algae. Subtidal to 5 m. Uncommon.

The latin names of plants tends to change continuosly. Hopefully there are sufficient points of reference given to allow you to track down the plant you are after.

A Check-list and Atlas of the Seaweeds of Britain and Ireland. F. G. Hardy and M. D. Guiry. The British Phycological Society, 2003. ISBN 0 9527115 16

Seaweeds of Britain and Ireland. Bunker, Brodie, Maggs and Bunker. Seasearch 2012.

Sites of wildlife and geological interest

Marine algae species list