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Acanthophora spicifera

Acanthophora spicifera

Acetabularia acetabulum

Acetabularia acetabulum

Amphiroa fragilissima

Amphiroa fragilissima

Amphiroa rigida

Amphiroa rigida

Ascophyllum nodosum

Ascophyllum nodosum

Asparagopsis armata

Asparagopsis armata

Avrainvillea asarifolia

Avrainvillea asarifolia

Blidingia minima

Blidingia minima

Caulerpa cupressoides

Caulerpa cupressoides

Caulerpa mexicana

Caulerpa mexicana

Caulerpa prolifera

Caulerpa prolifera

Caulerpa racemosa

Caulerpa racemosa

Caulerpa sertularioides

Caulerpa sertularioides

Caulerpa taxifolia

Caulerpa taxifolia

Caulerpa webbiana

Caulerpa webbiana

Chondrus crispus

Chondrus crispus

Codium bursa

Codium bursa

Codium corallioides

Codium corallioides

Codium effusum

Codium effusum

Codium fragile

Codium fragile

Codium isthmocladum

Codium isthmocladum

Codium vermilara

Codium vermilara

Cryptopleura ruprechtiana

Cryptopleura ruprechtiana

Cymodocea nodosa

Cymodocea nodosa

Cystoseira mediterranea

Cystoseira mediterranea

Cystoseira tamariscifolia

Cystoseira tamariscifolia

Dictyosphaeria cavernosa

Dictyosphaeria cavernosa

Dictyota bartayresiana

Dictyota bartayresiana

Dictyota dichotoma

Dictyota dichotoma

Dictyota sp

Dictyota sp

Egregia menziesii

Egregia menziesii

Ellisolandia elongata

Ellisolandia elongata

Fauchea laciniata

Fauchea laciniata

Fucus serratus

Fucus serratus

Fucus spiralis

Fucus spiralis

Fucus vesiculosus

Fucus vesiculosus

Halidrys siliquosa

Halidrys siliquosa

Halimeda discoidea

Halimeda discoidea

Halimeda goreaui

Halimeda goreaui

Halimeda macroloba

Halimeda macroloba

Halimeda opuntia

Halimeda opuntia

Halimeda tuna

Halimeda tuna

Halodule uninervis

Halodule uninervis

Halophila decipiens

Halophila decipiens

Halopteris scoparia

Halopteris scoparia

Himanthalia elongata

Himanthalia elongata

Jania adhaerens

Jania adhaerens

Jania rubens

Jania rubens

Laminaria digitata

Laminaria digitata

Laminaria hyperborea

Laminaria hyperborea

Laminaria ochroleuca

Laminaria ochroleuca

Laminaria saccharina

Laminaria saccharina

Liagora mucosa

Liagora mucosa

Liagora viscida

Liagora viscida

Lithophyllum incrustans

Lithophyllum incrustans

Lithothamnion corallioides

Lithothamnion corallioides

Macrocystis integrifolia

Macrocystis integrifolia

Mesophyllum lichenoides

Mesophyllum lichenoides

Nereocystis luetkeana

Nereocystis luetkeana

Padina antillarum

Padina antillarum

Padina boryana

Padina boryana

Padina gymnospora

Padina gymnospora

Padina pavonica

Padina pavonica

Padina sanctae-crucis

Padina sanctae-crucis

Palisada perforata

Palisada perforata

Palmaria palmata

Palmaria palmata

Pelvetia canaliculata

Pelvetia canaliculata

Penicillus dumetosus

Penicillus dumetosus

Penicillus pyriformis

Penicillus pyriformis

Penicillus spp.

Penicillus spp.

Peyssonnelia sp.

Peyssonnelia sp.

Peyssonnelia squamaria

Peyssonnelia squamaria

Phormydium corallyticum

Phormydium corallyticum

Polyides rotundus

Polyides rotundus

Posidonia oceanica

Posidonia oceanica

Pseudolithophyllum expansum

Pseudolithophyllum expansum

Rhipocephalus phoenix

Rhipocephalus phoenix

Saccharina latissima

Saccharina latissima

Saccorhiza polyschides

Saccorhiza polyschides

Sargassum muticum

Sargassum muticum

Sargassum polyceratium

Sargassum polyceratium

Sargassum sp.

Sargassum sp.

Sargassum vulgare

Sargassum vulgare

Sphaerococcus coronopifolius

Sphaerococcus coronopifolius

Stypocaulon scoparia

Stypocaulon scoparia

Syringodium filiforme

Syringodium filiforme

Syringodium ispetifolium

Syringodium ispetifolium

Thalassia hemprichii

Thalassia hemprichii

Thalassia testudinum

Thalassia testudinum

Thiothrix sp.

Thiothrix sp.

Tricleocarpa fragilis

Tricleocarpa fragilis

Turbinaria decurrens

Turbinaria decurrens

Turbinaria sp

Turbinaria sp

Tydemania expeditionis

Tydemania expeditionis

Udotea petiolata

Udotea petiolata

Udotea sp

Udotea sp

Ulva compressa

Ulva compressa

Ulva intestinalis

Ulva intestinalis

Ulva lactuca

Ulva lactuca

Ulva rigida

Ulva rigida

Undaria pinnatifida

Undaria pinnatifida

Valonia ventricosa

Valonia ventricosa

Zonaria tournefortii

Zonaria tournefortii

Zostera marina

Zostera marina

Algae

Lithophyllum incrustans

  • Encrusting clacareus alga
  • Rote Krustenalge
  • Korstvormend kalkrood wier
  • Algue calcaire encroutante
  • Litófilo encostrante

Distribution

  • The temperate Atlantic
  • The Mediterranean

Substrate and environment

  • The species is generally attached to a reef
  • The alga forms carpets on its substrate
  • The species can be found between 0 and 30 Meters.
  • Common species.

General characteristics of the species

  • General size of the alga : 20 cm
  • The alga is encrusting
  • The alga is calcareous

Relationship with humans

  • The species can be eaten but is of no particular culinary interest
The species can be confused with other species of similar appearance!