Ellisolandia elongata (J.Ellis & Solander) K.Hind & G.W.Saunders
Other names: Also known as Corallina mediterranea and Corallina elongata Ellis et Solander
Description: Chalky whitish-pink to reddish-lilac,
calcified, articulated fronds, tiny fish-bone-like arrangement,
to 50 mm high, axis compressed, repeatedly pinnate from discoid
base, more abundantly and regularly branched than
C. officinalis. Articulations small.
Habitat: On rock, exposed coasts, lower intertidal,
southern and western coasts, occasional.
Similar species:
Corallina officinalis
is commoner, larger, and has coarser articulations.
Jania rubens which is
dichotomously branched.
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