Mesogloia vermiculata (Smith) S.F.Gray
Description: Thallus cylindrical, muddy
olive-brown, to 300 mm long. Frond soft and gelatinous,
smooth main axis obvious, 2-5 mm wide, irregularly swollen and
constricted; branching irregular, branches numerous, giving rise
to secondary and tertiary branchlets.
Pseudoparenchymatous, uniaxial, easily squashed to reveal a
medulla of colourless assimilatory filaments 7-10 cells long,
terminal cells, globose, up to 15-20 µm in diameter.
Habitat: Littoral; epilithic (sand covered rock
and stone).
Key characteristics: Slimy, brown.
- 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.