BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

(Seaweeds)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos
Seaweeds 23 April 2008 Dorset England 15

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #subtaxa #photos #macrophotos #microphotos #refs #webs
Phylum PHAEOPHYTA (brown algae) 16 135 9 3 1 4
Order BRYOPSIDALES (an order of green algae) 2          
Genus Bryopsis (a genus of green seaweeds) 1 2        
Species Codium fragile (a green seaweed)   1        
Order ULVALES L., 1753 (an order of green seaweeds) 4          
Genus Enteromorpha (grass-kelps) 3 16   4    
Genus Ulva (sea lettuces) 1 4   6    
Phylum RHODOPHYTA (red algae) 16 83 35 24 8 2

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

algaebase: http://www.algaebase.org Web Site/Page
Brodie, J., Maggs, C.A. & John, D.M. (eds), 2007 (Green Seaweeds) Green Seaweeds of Britain and Ireland
Hiscock, S., 1979 A Field Key to the British Brown Seaweeds
Hiscock, S., 1986 (red seaweeds) A Field Key to the British Red Seaweeds
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland: http://www.seaslug.org.uk/marinelife/ Web Site/Page

(Seaweeds) may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
CHROMISTA
(algae)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with (Seaweeds):

is associate of larva Kleidotoma subaptera - a small parasitic wasp (Hymenoptera: Eucoilidae) Quinlan, J., 1978 [among rocks]
frond (wet, decaying) wet, decaying frond is decayed by larva Eristalinus aeneus - a hoverfly (Diptera: Syrphidae) Rotheray, G.E., 1993

Seaweeds may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

CHROMISTA
(algae)

References

Quinlan, J., 1978 Hymenoptera Cynipoidea: Eucoilidae
Rotheray, G.E., 1993 Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe

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