Myrionema strangulans - Brown Seaweed
Observation - Myrionema strangulans - Brown Seaweed - UK and Ireland. Description: A difficult seaweed but included in my Pot by the Sea post here https://www.ispotnature.org/communit
A difficult seaweed but included in my Pot by the Sea post here https://www.ispotnature.org/communities/uk-and-ireland/view/observation/787302/
And so needs to be 'dealt with' seperately.
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It took me a lot of research with some help from the professionals in the facebook Seaweeds sisterhood (though not exclusively women). Eventually we got it down to Myrionema strangulans which, fortunately, is in the iSpot drop-drop-down menu.
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This creates brown patches on Ulva species but mostly Ulva intestinalis, which is where I began.
There is more work to done, so this is just a taster.
Picture 1 shows the degrading Ulva and is taken in mid June.
Picture 4 shows a discussion-illustration (Item D) as submitted to the FaceBook Group. It shows other interests of course
Picture 5 shows the pool in the drainage channel from the sands - a NICE place!
The rest is history now.
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This is described in Newton page 150 as Myrionema strangulans var. punctiforme (Harvey) Lyle, 1920
Various links on the web are convincing
http://www.seaweed.ie/descriptions/Myrionema_strangulans.php
http://www.aphotomarine.com/brown_seaweed_myrionema_strangulans.html
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I will make a new Observation in a few days time after some microscopy - I do have a lot of material so may stretch to three Observations as it is a first for iSpot.
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Other iSpot marine algae in the brown Family Chordariaceae are here https://www.ispotnature.org/communities/uk-and-ireland/species-dictionary/NBNSYS0000180442/chordariaceae/observations
And so needs to be 'dealt with' seperately.
.
It took me a lot of research with some help from the professionals in the facebook Seaweeds sisterhood (though not exclusively women). Eventually we got it down to Myrionema strangulans which, fortunately, is in the iSpot drop-drop-down menu.
.
This creates brown patches on Ulva species but mostly Ulva intestinalis, which is where I began.
There is more work to done, so this is just a taster.
Picture 1 shows the degrading Ulva and is taken in mid June.
Picture 4 shows a discussion-illustration (Item D) as submitted to the FaceBook Group. It shows other interests of course
Picture 5 shows the pool in the drainage channel from the sands - a NICE place!
The rest is history now.
.
This is described in Newton page 150 as Myrionema strangulans var. punctiforme (Harvey) Lyle, 1920
Various links on the web are convincing
http://www.seaweed.ie/descriptions/Myrionema_strangulans.php
http://www.aphotomarine.com/brown_seaweed_myrionema_strangulans.html
.
I will make a new Observation in a few days time after some microscopy - I do have a lot of material so may stretch to three Observations as it is a first for iSpot.
.
Other iSpot marine algae in the brown Family Chordariaceae are here https://www.ispotnature.org/communities/uk-and-ireland/species-dictionary/NBNSYS0000180442/chordariaceae/observations