Seaweed descriptions and pictures of seaweeds of the north-eastern Atlantic

Here is a selection of 250 or so of the larger seaweeds from the north-eastern Atlanic, many of which occur in Norway, Britain, Ireland, Atlantic France and Spain, and in Portugal. Web pages have so far been completed for those with links (underlined). Please be patient while the descriptions and pictures are refined.

Suggestions for additions and corrections to Michael Guiry. Where there is no common name in brackets, we have not discovered a suitable one.

Identification guide for selected marine non-native species (National Museum Wales). (Download free PDF, about 3.5 Mb).

Brown algae (Kelps, wracks, etc.)

*=adventive (introduced) species


Red algae (Dulse, Carrageen Moss, etc.)

*=adventive (introduced) species

 

Patella vulgata © M.D. Guiry

Green algae (Sea Lettuce, etc.)

*=adventive (introduced) species

 

Zostera marina © M.D. Guiry

Seagrasses (A flowering plant, not an alga)

Photographs on this page © M.D. Guiry


Last modified: June 22 2023