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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

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