Schmitzia hiscockiana - Marine Life Encyclopedia

Schmitzia hiscockiana Maggs et Guiry

Schmitzia hiscockiana

Description: Thallus flattened but fleshy and gelatinous. Divided into blades to 8 cms long and 6 cms wide with flattened branches growing from the margins as pinnate parallel-sided proliferations. Mucilaginous.

Habitat: Rare, only sublittoral to 18 m on mobile substrates such as gravel and stones. Often in tide-swept areas or considerable wave exposure.

Distribution: Generally western in the British Isles. from Ireland, Wales western Scotland and south-western England. Europe: Sweden.

Distribution Map: NBN map : National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

WoRMS: Species record : World Register of Marine Species.

iNaturalist: Species account : iNaturalist World Species Observations database

Morton, O. & Picton, B.E. (2016). Schmitzia hiscockiana Maggs et Guiry. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.
https://www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/species.asp?item=ZM5590 Accessed on 2025-03-30

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