Species Gallery (Ochrophyta)
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Exposed sublittoral fringe bedrock with Alaria esculenta, Isles of Scilly.
Copyright: Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC)
Alaria esculenta at the water's edge.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Alaria esculenta culture on long-line in Ard Bay, Connamara.
Copyright: Dr Stefan Kraan
Alaria esculenta on sublittoral fringe rock.
Copyright: Dr Stefan Kraan
Alaria esculenta zoospores.
Copyright: Dr Stefan Kraan
Aquaculture of Alaria esculenta on ropes in Ireland.
Copyright: Dr Stefan Kraan
Broad band of Alaria esculenta at Rockall.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Early sporophytes of Alaria esculenta growing on female filamentous gametophyte.
Copyright: Dr Stefan Kraan
Male filamentous gametophyte.
Copyright: Dr Stefan Kraan
Oogonium (egg) on female gametophyte.
Copyright: Dr Stefan Kraan
Isolated growth of Ascophyllum nodosum on rock.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Ascophyllum nodosum with Fucus serratus.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Ascophyllum nodosum at high tide with Aurelia aurita, the moon jellyfish.
Copyright: Sue Scott
Ascophyllum nodosum at Noss Mayo, Devon.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Ascophyllum nodosum on the sea shore.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Ascophyllum nodosum with the epiphyte Polysiphonia lanosa.
Copyright: Peter Barfield
Ascophyllum nodosum with the red seaweed Polysiphonia lanosa.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
A close up view of Ascophyllum nodosum ecad mackaii.
Copyright: Sue Scott
A thick bed of Ascophyllum nodosum showing the flotation bladders.
Copyright: Sue Scott
Dark green Ascophyllum nodosum.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Free-living Ascophyllum nodosum mackaii plant amongst upper shore fucoids.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Light brown Ascophyllum nodosum on an intertidal rock.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Bifurcaria bifurcata on exposed shore at Portland Bill, Dorset.
Copyright: MarClim
Bifurcaria bifurcata at Ilfracombe.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Bifurcaria bifurcata in rock pool.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Bifurcaria bifurcata in shallow water.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Clump of Bifurcaria bifurcata.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Carpomitra costata outlined against sea fingers.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Carpomitra costata in soft sediment.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Carpomitra costata with dead man's fingers in background.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Carpomitra costata.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Carpomitra costata.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Carpomitra costata.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Chorda filum.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Stand of Chorda filum in Babbacombe Bay, Devon.
Copyright: Paul Newland
Colpomenia peregrina
Copyright: Derek Mayes
Colpomenia peregrina amongst other intertidal seaweeds.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Colpomenia peregrina with Himanthalia elongata.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Lone Colpomenia peregrina sticking out of the water.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Two Colpomenia peregrina specimens in very shallow water.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Cystoseira tamariscifolia in rockpool.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Cystoseira tamariscifolia
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Bright blue tips of Cystoseira tamariscifolia.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Bushy growth of Cystoseira tamariscifolia.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Dictyopteris polypodioides off the Island of Sark.
Copyright: Paul Newland
Fucus ceranoides.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Detail of frond of Fucus ceranoides.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Fucus distichus on rocky shore.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Fucus distichus
Copyright: Robert Beharie
Fucus distichus
Copyright: Robert Beharie
Fucus serratus patch on a rocky shore.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Fucus serratus patch.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Fucus serratus with Ascophyllum nodosum.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Fucus serratus.
Copyright: Dr Gerald Boalch
Massive growth of Fucus serratus.
Copyright: Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC)
Serrated edges of Fucus serratus.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Stand of Fucus serratus at Bovisand.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Tips of Fucus serratus.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Detail of Fucus spiralis fronds.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Fucus spiralis on rock.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Bulbous sacs of Fucus spiralis.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Close up view of Fucus spiralis.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Drooping Fucus spiralis on a rocky shore.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Macro image of Fucus spiralis frond and reproductive bodies.
Copyright: Becky Seeley
Small Fucus spiralis specimens hanging under a boulder.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Fucus vesiculosus (on left) with Ascophyllum nodosum.
Copyright: Sue Scott
Fucus vesiculosus at low tide on a rock.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Fucus vesiculosus at low tide.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Fucus vesiculosus covering an intertidal rock.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Fucus vesiculosus hanging over a large rock.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Fucus vesiculosus with frost.
Copyright: Sue Scott
Dense Fucus vesiculosus.
Copyright: Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC)
Halidrys siliquosa in rock pool.
Copyright: Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS)
Halidrys siliquosa in a small rockpool.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Halidrys siliquosa poking through the water of a rockpool.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Halidrys siliquosa washed up on a Zostera bed.
Copyright: Dr Gerald Boalch
Halopteris filicina.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Stand of Himanthalia elongata at Outer Hope.
Copyright: Paul Newland
Himanthalia elongata at low water.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Himanthalia elongata buttons irregularly distributed on an intertidal rock.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Himanthalia elongata buttons.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Himanthalia elongata, with young reproductive fronds, in rockpool, Wembury.
Copyright: Marine Biological Association of the UK (MBA)
Many dark green Himanthalia elongata buttons.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Stand of Himanthalia elongata.
Copyright: Paul Newland
Thongweed forest.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Two olive green Himanthalia elongata buttons.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Laminaria digitata (foreground) and Laminaria ochroleuca (background) at West Hoe, Plymouth.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Laminaria digitata at low tide.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Laminaria digitata attached to an exposed rock.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Laminaria digitata fronds at low water.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Laminaria digitata, oarweed.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Close up of a holdfast of Laminaria digitata.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Close up view of the base of a lone Laminaria digitata individual.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Forest of Laminaria digitata.
Copyright: Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS)
Lone Laminaria digitata individual.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Underwater view of Laminaria digitata.
Copyright: Paul Newland
Vast Laminaria digitata patch at low tide.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Laminaria hyperborea.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Laminaria hyperborea forest.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Laminaria hyperborea from unpolluted site, with epiphytes, (D) and polluted site (E).
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Laminaria hyperborea showing epiphytic growth.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Laminaria ochroleuca.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Laminaria digitata (foreground) and Laminaria ochroleuca (background) at West Hoe, Plymouth.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Laminaria ochroleuca holdfast.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Stand of Laminaria ochroleuca at low water.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Padina pavonica
Copyright: Michael Puleston
Peacock's tail Padina pavonica
Copyright: Michael Puleston
Peacock's tail Padina pavonica
Copyright: Michael Puleston
Peacock's tail Padina pavonica
Copyright: Michael Puleston
Pelvetia canaliculata at the water's edge.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Pelvetia canaliculata hanging from a vertical rock face.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Pelvetia canaliculata.
Copyright: Sue Scott
Clump of Pelvetia canaliculata.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Small Pelvetia canaliculata attached to an intertidal boulder.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Small Pelvetia canaliculata in a rock crevice.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Buoy line with Saccharina latissima.
Copyright: Sue Scott
Saccharina latissima exposed at low tide.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Saccharina latissima frond.
Copyright: Sue Scott
Base of blade and stipe of Saccorhiza polyschides.
Copyright: Sue Scott
Saccorhiza polyschides hold to the substrate.
Copyright: Fiona Crouch
Saccorhiza polyschides on the shore.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Saccorhiza polyschides underwater, viewed from above.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Close up view of Saccorhiza polyschides - Photo 2.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Close up view of Saccorhiza polyschides.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Sargassum muticum, North Devon.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Sargassum muticum as first discovered at Bembridge, Isle of Wight.
Copyright: Dr Gerald Boalch
Sargassum muticum at South Milton Sands.
Copyright: Paul Newland
Sargassum muticum in very shallow water.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Sargassum muticum on a rocky surface.
Copyright: Judith Oakley
Close up of Sargassum muticum underwater showing air bladders.
Copyright: Jack Sewell
Wire weed on a rocky substrate.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Wire weed out of water showing 'washing line' appearance.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Undaria pinnatifida growing on pontoons at Queen Annes Battery, Plymouth Sound.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Undaria pinnatifida highlighting structure of fronds and holdfast.
Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock
Penny weed Zanardinia typus.
Copyright: Dr Ken Collins
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