s A Field Guide to the British Seaweeds - NMBAQC
s A Field Guide to the British Seaweeds - NMBAQC
s A Field Guide to the British Seaweeds - NMBAQC
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Ec<strong>to</strong>carpus sp.<br />
Fine filamen<strong>to</strong>us form with no distinct main<br />
axis, often confused with o<strong>the</strong>r filamen<strong>to</strong>us<br />
brown species such as Giffordia and<br />
Pilayella. Profusely branched appearing<br />
hair-like, branches can sometimes be<br />
secund and opposite but generally<br />
irregular. Characterised by its ribbon<br />
shaped chloroplasts and long spindle<br />
shaped sporangia. Found growing within<br />
mixed mats on open hard substrates and<br />
epiphytically on Fucus or o<strong>the</strong>r large algae.<br />
Requires microscopic identification.<br />
Growing on sandy substrate attached<br />
<strong>to</strong> Enteromorpha but is also found<br />
growing on hard substrate<br />
Ribbon shaped chloroplasts<br />
Long spindle shaped sporangia<br />
extending from small branches or<br />
stalks, some species may have<br />
shorter fatter sporangia