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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Spongonema <strong>to</strong>men<strong>to</strong>sum<br />
Fine and filamen<strong>to</strong>us and tangled in<strong>to</strong><br />
distinct woolly cords due <strong>to</strong> curled hooklike<br />
branches and generally limp, floppy<br />
and hair like. Highly and irregularly<br />
branched and consisting of uniseriate<br />
filaments but requires microscopic<br />
identification <strong>to</strong> distinguish from<br />
Ec<strong>to</strong>carpus and Pilayella. Commonly<br />
found attached <strong>to</strong> Fucus sp. throughout<br />
<strong>the</strong> lit<strong>to</strong>ral, may also be found in turfs<br />
and within rockpools.<br />
Characteristic<br />
hooked ultimate<br />
branches can be<br />
used <strong>to</strong> distinguish<br />
from o<strong>the</strong>r brown<br />
filamen<strong>to</strong>us species<br />
Filaments form<br />
tangled woolly<br />
cords and attach<br />
<strong>to</strong> Fucus sp.<br />
Filaments<br />
uniseriate and<br />
numerously and<br />
irregularly<br />
branched