Gelidium latifolium
Foto de Gelidium latifolium var. luxurians.
Description:
Cartilaginous, crimson to purplish red, 20-60 mm long. Main axes distinctly
flattened, often narrower at base, ultimate branches short, often opposite,
spine-like or spathulate.
Habitat:
Pools in lower intertidal and subtidal, generally in shaded situations,
southern and western shores, frequent.
Similar species:
Gelidium pulchellum which does not have distinctly flattened main axes
and occurs higher on the shore.
Key characteristics: Pinnate branching, lower-intertidal and
subtidal low-light habitats, and distinctly flattened main axis.
(In: Seaweed Site - ©Michael D. Guiry - http://seaweed.ucg.ie/descriptions/Gellat.html)
Foto de Gelidium latifolium var. attenuatum.
Foto
de cf. Gelidium latifolium
(Açores)
