[Seaweeds]
(differentiated, multicellular, marine algae)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
PHAEOPHYCEAE
brown seaweeds
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 		Class 20 subtaxa 252 images 17 ident. refs
RHODOPHYTA
red seaweeds
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 		Phylum 35 subtaxa 322 images 38 ident. refs
ULVOPHYCEAE
a class of green algae
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 		Class 18 subtaxa 362 images 3 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
Informal[Seaweeds] (differentiated, multicellular, marine algae)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of [Seaweeds] (differentiated, multicellular, marine algae) :
1: [Seaweeds] (differentiated, multicellular, marine algae)
22 Jul 2013 OSGR: SY97 50° 40’ N, 2° 10’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Image 1: A bleached ?red seaweed - under waterImage 2: A bleached ?red seaweed - under water - close-up Image 3: A bleached ?red seaweed - under water - close-upImage 4: A seaweed gardenImage 5: A seaweed garden (2)
2: [Seaweeds] (differentiated, multicellular, marine algae)
23 Apr 2008 OSGR: SZ07 50° 40’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Being collected for disposal
Image 1: Seaweed being loaded onto a truck for disposalImage 2: Seaweed being loaded onto a truck for disposal (2)Image 3: Seaweed being loaded onto a truck for disposal (3)Image 4: Seaweed on beachImage 5: Seaweed piled up for collection with freshly deposited weed in the foregroundImage 6: Seaweed piled up for collection with freshly deposited weed in the foreground (2)Image 7: Seaweed piled up for collection with freshly deposited weed in the foreground (3)Image 8: Seaweed piled up for collection with freshly deposited weed in the foreground (4)Image 9: Seaweed piled up for collection with freshly deposited weed in the foreground (5)Image 10: Seaweed piled up for collection with freshly deposited weed in the foreground (6)Image 11: Using heavy machinery to collect seaweed for disposalImage 12: Using heavy machinery to collect seaweed for disposal (2)Image 13: Using heavy machinery to collect seaweed for disposal (3)Image 14: Using heavy machinery to collect seaweed for disposal (4)Image 15: Using heavy machinery to collect seaweed for disposal (5)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Anon. The Marine Life Information Network for Britain and Ireland (MarLIN) www.marlin.ac.uk/gallerycategory.php?gcatid=8
Anon. British Isles Seaweed Images www.weedseen.co.uk/
Brightman, F.H. & Nicholson, B.E. 1966 The Oxford Book of Flowerless Plants The Oxford Books, 208pp, Oxford University Press
() Bunker, F., Brodie, J., Maggs, C. & Bunker, A. 2010 Seasearch Guide to Seaweeds of Britain and Ireland SeaSearch guides, Marine Conservation Society
Dickinson, C.I. 1963 British Seaweeds The Kew Series, 232pp, Eyre & Spottiswoode
Fish, J.D. & Fish, S. 2011 A Student’s Guide to the Seashore 3rd edition, Cambridge University Press
in the field() Gibson, R., Hextall, B. & Rogers, A. 2001 Photographic Guide to the Sea & Shore Life of Britain & North-west Europe Oxford Natural History, 436pp, Oxford University Press
Goff, T., le Biodiversity des algues marines et de la fauna marine des cotes francaises: Manche et Atlantique www.marevita.org/index.php?option=accueil
Guiry, M. algaebase www.algaebase.org
Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C. Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/
() Trewella, S. & Hatcher, J. 2015 The Essential Guide to Beachcombing and the Strandline 304pp, Wild Nature Press
Wells, E. 2009 A Field Guide to the British Seaweeds 112pp
Wood, C. 2007 Seasearch Observer’s Guide to Marine Life of Britain and Ireland SeaSearch guides, Marine Conservation Society

Brown Seaweeds

in the field() Hiscock, S. 1979 A Field Key to the British Brown Seaweeds AIDGAP, 125, 43pp, Field Studies Council

Green Seaweeds

Brodie, J., Maggs, C.A. & John, D.M. (eds) 2007 Green Seaweeds of Britain and Ireland 242pp, The British Phycological Society

Red Seaweeds

() Hiscock, S. 1986 A Field Key to the British Red Seaweeds AIDGAP, 13, 101pp, Field Studies Council

[Seaweeds] (differentiated, multicellular, marine algae) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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