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s A Field Guide to the British Seaweeds - NMBAQC

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Group D<br />

1. Plant dicho<strong>to</strong>mously branched, tips often appearing two pronged, quite thin<br />

and membranous. Dictyota dicho<strong>to</strong>ma<br />

1. Plant consisting of simple undivided ribbons, thin and membranous.<br />

Group E<br />

Petalonia sp.<br />

1. Plant unbranched and hollow with regular constrictions giving <strong>the</strong> appearance<br />

of a string of sausages. Scy<strong>to</strong>siphon lomentaria<br />

1. Plant hollow with irregular width and length, often with rough texture due <strong>to</strong><br />

presence of sporangia as small spots. Asperococcus fistulosus<br />

Group F<br />

1. Plant appearing as a brown/black crust generally growing on rocks surfaces<br />

and limpets. Ralfsia sp.<br />

1. Plant appearing as a spherical, gelatinous and bulbous hollow sack.<br />

Lea<strong>the</strong>sia difformis<br />

Reduced species list identification guide as required by <strong>the</strong> Water Framework Directive 30

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