| Notes: |
Renato Moul e Wilson Carvalho. Portinho da Areia do Norte (Peniche), Portugal |
| Description: |
Saccorhiza polyschides, with common name Furbellow, is a large brown algae of the lower shore and is the largest seaweed in Europe. Grows from extreme low water springs to a depth of 35 m. It generally attaches to rocks and on small stones or shells. This algae has a distinctive large holdfast and a flattened stipe with a frilly margin. The stipe is twisted at the base and widens to form a large flat lamina, which is divided into sections. The species is annual, and very fast growing; It is opportunistic and colonizes available hard substrata in the sublittoral. |
| Genus: |
Saccorhiza Bachelot de la Pylaie |
Species:
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Saccorhiza polyschides (Lightfoot) Batters |
