Brown seaweed or algae images UK (Ochrophyta)

Roll the cursor over the species name below to view a typical image for that species on the right. Click on the species name below to view further images and information for it.

Cystoceira
Cystoseira baccata (S.G.Gmelin) P.C.Silva, 1952
- Bushy berry wrack
Cystoseira nodicaulis (Withering) M.Roberts, 1967
- A Brown seaweed
Cystoseira tamariscifolia (Hudson) Papenfuss, 1950
- Rainbow wrack or Rainbow Bladder-weed

Desmarestia
Desmarestia aculeata (Linnaeus) J.V.Lamouroux, 1813
- A Brown seaweed
Desmarestia ligulata (Stackhouse) J.V.Lamouroux, 1813
- A Brown Seaweed

Dictyota
Dictyota dichotoma (Hudson) J.V.Lamouroux, 1809
- Forkweed

Elachista
Elachista fucicola (Velley) Areschoug, 1842
- Tiny wrack bush

Fucus
Fucus ceranoides Linnaeus, 1753 - Horned wrack
Fucus guiryi G.I.Zardi, K.R.Nicastro, E.S.Serrão
& G.A.Pearson in Zardi et al. 2011
- Guiry's wrack
Fucus serratus Linnaeus, 1753
- Saw, Saw-edged or Toothed wrack
Fucus spiralis Linnaeus, 1753 - Spiral wrack
Fucus vesiculosus Linnaeus, 1753
- Bladder wrack or Black tang
Fucus vesiculosus var. linearis (Hudson) Kützing, 1849
- Bladder Wrack or Black tang

Halidrys
Halidrys siliquosa (Linnaeus) Lyngbye, 1819
- Sea oak or Pod-weed

Himanthalia
Himanthalia elongata (Linnaeus) S.F.Gray, 1821
- Thongweed or Sea thong

Laminaria
Laminaria digitata (Hudson) J.V.Lamouroux, 1813
- Oarweed or Tangle
Laminaria hyperborea (Gunnerus) Foslie, 1884
- Tangle or Cuvie
Laminaria ochroleuca Bachelot de la Pylaie, 1824
- A Kelp

Leathesia
Leathesia marina (Lyngbye) Decaisne, 1842
- Sea balls or Sea cauliflower

Mesogloia
Mesogloia vermiculata (Smith) S.F.Gray, 1821
- A Brown seaweed

Petalonia
Petalonia fascia (O.F.Müller) Kuntze, 1898
- Sea petals or Broad leaf weed

Pelvetia
Pelvetia canaliculata (Linnaeus) Decaisne & Thuret, 1845
- Channelled wrack

Pylaiella
Pylaiella littoralis (Linnaeus) Kjellman, 1872 - Sea felt

Saccharina
Saccharina latissima (Linnaeus) C.E.Lane,
C.Mayes, Druehl & G.W.Saunders, 2006
- Sea belt, Sugar kelp or Sugar tangle

Saccorhiza
Saccorhiza polyschides (Lightfoot) Batters, 1902
- Furbelows or Sea furbelows

Sargassum
Sargassum muticum (Yendo) Fensholt, 1955
- Wireweed or Japweed

Scytosiphon
Scytosiphon lomentaria (Lyngbye) Link, 1833
- Beanweed or Sausage weed

Sphacelaria
Sphacelaria species - A Brown seaweed

Stypocaulon
Stypocaulon scoparium (Linnaeus) Kützing, 1843
- A Brown seaweed

Taonia
Taonia atomaria (Woodward) J.Agardh, 1848
- A Brown seaweed

Encrusting Brown algae

Ralfsia
Ralfsia verrucosa (Areschoug) Areschoug, 1845
- Limpet paint

Many thanks to Professor Michael Guiry for his help in identifying some of the seaweeds featured on this page.
Michael Guiry's Seaweed Website

European Names - Seaweed, Algae, Algen, Algen, Algues, Algas, Alghe.

APHOTOMARINE

An Educational Photographic Resource and Stock Image Library
of the Sea, Maritime Environment, Marine and Rockpool Life in the
Coastal Waters of South-West England by David Fenwick.

APHOTOMARINE

An Educational Photographic Resource and Stock Image Library of the Sea, Maritime Environment, Marine and Rockpool Life in the Coastal Waters of South-West England by David Fenwick.

An Educational Photographic Resource and Stock Image Library
of the Sea, Maritime Environment, Marine and Rockpool Life in the
Coastal Waters of South-West England by David Fenwick.