Cystoclonium purpureum (Hudson) Batters
Common name: Purple Claw Weed.
Description: Rather soft, cylindrical, dull purplish pink
fronds, 3 mm wide, to 600 mm long. Branches numerous, alternate,
branchlets tapered at both ends. Branches sometimes drawn out
into long twisting tendrils. Multiaxial, medulla a cordlike
strand of loosely interwoven, narrow filaments, surrounded by
large, rounded cells, with outer layer of small, angular,
assimilatory cells. Said to have an onion-like smell shortly
after collection.
Habitat: On rocks and stones intertidally, in large pools
(below), and in shallow subtidal, generally distributed,
abundant.
Link:
AlgaeBase
- BioAtlantis provides sustainable technologies from the sea to enhance plant, animal and human health.
- Connemara Organic Seaweed Company provide hand harvested, sustainable, kelp and seaweed products for human consumption through health supplements and edible products.
- Emerald Isle Organic Irish Seaweed. A family business producing seaweed as supplements, cooking, gardening and bath products.
- Irish Seaweeds Ltd are suppliers of 100% natural hand-harvested seaweeds and edible sea vegetable products from Ireland.