Corallina officinalis Linnaeus, 1758
(Coral Weed)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCorallina officinalis (Coral Weed)
GenusCorallina (a genus of algae)
FamilyCORALLINACEAE (a family of coralline red seaweeds)
OrderCORALLINALES (coralline red seaweeds)
ClassFLORIDEOPHYCEAE (a class of red seaweeds)
PhylumRHODOPHYTA (red seaweeds)
SubkingdomBILIPHYTA (red seaweeds)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Corallina officinalis (Coral Weed) :
1: Corallina officinalis (Coral Weed)
8 Feb 2013 OSGR: SY77 50° 30’ N, 2° 20’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
in rockpool on foreshore
Image 1: In rock pool - underwater photograph
2: Corallina officinalis (Coral Weed)
21 Mar 2008 OSGR: SW83 50° 10’ N, 4° 60’ W Vice County: East Cornwall (VC 2) England
in rock pools and on surrounding rocks
Image 1: Colony - in waterImage 2: Colony - out of waterImage 3: Colony - out of water (2)Image 4: Fronds - white backgroundImage 5: Frond tip - close-up - enlarged - white background
3: Corallina officinalis (Coral Weed)
11 Mar 2000 OSGR: SY39 50° 40’ N, 2° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
in shallow pools in flat rocks in intertidal
Image 1: In situImage 2: In situ (2)Image 3: In situ (3)Image 4: Branches - close-upImage 5: Branches - close-up (2)Image 6: Branch segments - close-upImage 7: Branch tips - close-upImage 8: Branch tips - close-up (2)Image 9: Branch tips - close-up (3)
4: Corallina officinalis (Coral Weed)
31 Mar 1975 OSGR: TQ30 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: In rock pool - enlarged

Corallina officinalis (Coral Weed) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Corallina officinalis (Coral Weed)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Corallina officinalis (Coral Weed)
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