Seaweed Species in Cornwall

 How many Different Species are there in Cornwall?

The Marine Biological Association of Great Britain prepared a Marine Life Topic Note in 2005: titled MARINE BIODIVERSITY and presented by  Keith Hiscock andJenny Smirithwaite.   They concluded that at present known species of the different algaes around the UK are:



Common species in Cornwall:

Green:  Sea Lettuce Ulva lactuca, Gut Weed  Enteromorpha intestinalis , Velvet Horn Codium tomentosum

Brown: Tangle or Oarweed Laminaria digitata ,  Furbelows  Saccorhiza polyschides, Sugar Kelp Laminaria saccharina, Cuvie Laminaria hyperborea , Dabberlocks (Murlin)  Alaria esculenta
Red: Purple Laver Porphyra umbilicalis  ,Red Epiphyte Polysiphonia lanosa  ,  Carragheen Chondrus crispus, Pepper Dulse Laurencia pinnatifida, Ceramium,


Some Edible Species
of Seaweed

Green Algae    162
Brown Algae    233
Red Algae        427

Other Algaes     83

Totalling          805

 

Diversity at Kynance Cove
Steve  Miller 2009
 

Helford Voluntary Marine Conservation Area reports over 400 species in the Helford River alone.  

In the 18th century John Stackhouse carried out extensive research into algae species in Cornwall and declared that Stackhouse Cove contained the wildest range of seaweed species every recorded in Britain.  (See full article below.)
 
Fascinating Seaweed

Spotlight's Justin Leigh has been to discover  more
about why seaweed plays such a crucial role in
maintaining the health of our marine habitats.
Botanist Jan Ruhrmand  shares this interest and accompanied Justin to Stackhouse Cove in West
Corwnall. Click here for FullArticle

 
 
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