Nova Scotia
Wild Flora Society
C. Bird's & C. Pross's Seaweeds of Gaff Point/Hirtle's Beach
Red Seaweeds (Rhodophyta)
These seaweeds on Hirtle's Beach and at the Gaff Point headland were collected and photographed by Catherine Pross in the period 2002-2004 with the collaboration of Carolyn J. Bird of the National Research Council laboratory in Halifax, Nova Scotia who also identified the species.Photographer: Catherine Pross
Scientific names link to the World Register of Marine Species
where acronyms and any updates to the nomencalture are given.
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Ahnfeltia plicata (Hudson) E.M.Fries, 1836
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Bonnemaisonia hamifera Hariot, 1891
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Ceramium virgatum Roth, 1797 |
Ceramium virgatum Roth, 1797 |
Chondrus crispus Stackhouse, 1797
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Chondrus crispus Stackhouse, 1797
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Clathromorphum(whitish-seaweed)
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Clathromorphum(whitish-seaweed)
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Coccotylus truncatus
(Pallas) M.J.Wynne & J.N.Heine, 1992 (no common name) |
Corallina officinalis Linnaeus, 1758 (coral weed) |
Cystoclonium purpureum (Hudson) Batters, |
Devaleraea ramentacea (Linnaeus) Guiry, 1982 |
Euthora-cristata (C.Agardh) J.Agardh, 1847
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Hildenbrandia rubra (Sommerfelt) Meneghini, |
Palmaria palmata (Linnaeus) Weber & Mohr, |
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Porphyra umbilicalis (perhaps) on Chondrus
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Porphyra miniata (C.Agardh) C.Agardh, 1824, |
Ptilota serrata KŸtzing, 1847
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Ptilota serrata KŸtzing, 1847 |
Rhodomela-confervoides (Hudson) P.C.Silva, 1952 |
Vertebrata lanosa (Linnaeus) T.A.Christensen, 1967Ê, epiphytic on Ascophyllum nodosum |