Colpomenia peregrina Sauvageau, 1927
(Oyster Thief, Oysterthief)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesColpomenia peregrina (Oyster Thief, Oysterthief)
FamilySCYTOSIPHONACEAE (a family of brown seaweeds)
OrderSCYTOSIPHONALES (an order of chromists)
ClassPHAEOPHYCEAE (brown seaweeds)
SubphylumPHAEISTA (a subphylum of chromists)
PhylumOCHROPHYTA (a phylum of chromists)
KingdomCHROMISTA (algae)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Colpomenia peregrina (Oyster Thief, Oysterthief) :
1: Colpomenia peregrina (Oyster Thief, Oysterthief)
21 Jan 2011 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
on exposed rocks at low tide
Image 1: Exposed at low tideImage 2: Exposed at low tide (2)Image 3: Exposed at low tide (3)Image 4: Exposed at low tide (4)
2: Colpomenia peregrina (Oyster Thief, Oysterthief)
21 Mar 2008 OSGR: SW83 50° 10’ N, 4° 60’ W Vice County: East Cornwall (VC 2) England
Growing on rocks near low neap tide level
Image 1: Growing on rocksImage 2: Growing on rocks (2)
3: Colpomenia peregrina (Oyster Thief, Oysterthief)
27 Apr 2001 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
on beach at strandline
Image 1: Stranded thalliImage 2: Stranded thallusImage 3: Stranded thallus (2)Image 4: Stranded thallus - collapsedImage 5: Thallus in waterImage 6: Thallus surface - close-up

Colpomenia peregrina (Oyster Thief, Oysterthief) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Colpomenia peregrina (Oyster Thief, Oysterthief)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Colpomenia peregrina (Oyster Thief, Oysterthief)
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