Pseudolithophyllum expansum

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  • Stone-leaf
  • Ausgebreitetes Steinblatt
  • Elfenbank-vormig steen-wier
  • Algue coralligène
  • Pseudolithophyllum
  • Pseudolitofillo

Distribution

  • The temperate Atlantic
  • The Mediterranean

Substrate and environment

  • The species is generally attached to a reef
  • The species is found in a sheltered zone
  • The alga forms carpets on its substrate
  • The species can be found between 20 and 60 Meters.
  • Very common species.

General characteristics of the species

  • Diameter of the leaf : 20 mm
  • The alga is calcareous

Relationship with humans

  • The species can be eaten but is of no particular culinary interest