by MarineMumbles | Jul 5, 2020 | Red Seaweeds, Seaweeds, Species List
Coral Weed – Corallina officinalis This seawwed is a great one to use as a way to capture the attentioon of anyone who thinks seaweeds are boring.. which is of course not true! Named coral weed, because like the oceans famous favourites corals, this...
by MarineMumbles | Jul 5, 2020 | Red Seaweeds, Seaweeds, Species List
Bunny Ears – Lomentaria articulata This is one of the lesser known red seaweeds – which is a surprise because it has such a cute name. And no wonder it has this name, because these little seaweed looks just like little bunny ears. GALLERY HAVE...
by MarineMumbles | Jul 5, 2020 | Red Seaweeds, Seaweeds, Species List
Irish Moss – Chrondrus crispus This is my favourite seaweed! This gorgeous red seaweed has a few tricks up its sleeve and one amazing haircut. Irish moss, will irridesce underwater a beautiful blue/green! Its gorgeous, like little galaxies at the end of...
by MarineMumbles | Jul 5, 2020 | Brown Seaweeds, Seaweeds, Species List
Thongweed – Himanthalia elongata Thongweed, names because well…. look at the pictures your see. A long seaweed made up of single strands that can stretch for several metres, its one of the few seaweeds you will have trouble misidentifying! I dont have a...
by MarineMumbles | Jul 5, 2020 | Brown Seaweeds, Seaweeds, Species List
Channelled wrack – Pelvetia canaliculata This seaweed can be found right at the top of the shore! It has some amazing adaptations, explained in this video, about how its able to survive hours out of water in the sun without drying out and dying. Its one of the...
by MarineMumbles | Jun 13, 2020 | Red Seaweeds, Seaweeds, Species List
Red Rags – Dilsea carnosa This bright red seaweed adds such a pop of colour to UK rockshore its a fantastic find! The thick fronds of this seaweed, means the red colour can be bright without any transparency you normally get from this almost...
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