BIOTIC

BIOTIC Species Information for Furcellaria lumbricalis
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Researched by	Will Rayment	Data supplied by	MarLIN
Refereed by	This information is not refereed.
Distribution and Habitat
Distribution in Britain & Ireland	Occurs around all coasts of Britain and Ireland. There is a paucity of records from eastern England which may reflect a lack of suitable substrata.
Global distribution	In Europe, from northern Norway to the Bay of Biscay, including the Faroe Islands and the Baltic Sea. Possibly occurs in Greenland and Iceland. In North America, occurs in Newfoundland and the Gulf of St Lawrence and its outer coasts.
Biogeographic range	Not researched	Depth range	In pools in eulittoral to 30m
Migratory	Non-migratory / Resident
Distribution Additional Information	Around Prince Edward Island, Canada, Furcellaria lumbricalis is sometimes found growing epiphytically on Phyllophora sp. (Sharp et al., 1993).

Substratum preferences	Bedrock Large to very large boulders Small boulders Water column (pelagic) Rockpools Cobbles Pebbles Algae	Physiographic preferences	Strait / sound Sealoch Enclosed coast / Embayment
Biological zone	Upper Eulittoral Lower Eulittoral Upper Infralittoral Upper Circalittoral Upper Eulittoral Mid Eulittoral Sublittoral Fringe Lower Infralittoral	Wave exposure	Exposed Moderately Exposed Sheltered Very Sheltered Extremely Sheltered
Tidal stream strength/Water flow	Moderately Strong (1-3 kn) Weak (<1 kn) Very Weak (negligible)	Salinity	Variable (18-40 psu) Reduced (18-30 psu) Low (<18 psu)
Habitat Preferences Additional Information
Distribution References	Dickinson, 1963, Fish & Fish, 1996, Dixon & Irvine, 1977, Bird et al., 1991, Austin, 1960a, Austin, 1960b, Levring et al., 1969, Norton, 1985, Sharp et al., 1993, Hardy & Guiry, 2003,