Alice Hall Bournemouth University Seaweed Pressing Alice Hall Bournemouth University
Seaweed
Types of Seaweed Brown algae (Phaeophyta) Red algae (Rhodophyta) Green algae (Chlorophyta)
Brown algae (Phaeophyta) 2000+ Species Wireweed (Sargassum muticum) Spiral Wrack (Fucus spiralis) Egg Wrack (Ascophyllum nodosum) Kelp (Lamminaria digitata) Peacocks tail (Padina pavonica)
Red algae (Rhodophyta) 72,000 species Pincer Weed (Ceramium sp) Comb Weed (Plocamium sp) Eyelash weed (Calliblepharis ciliata) Sea Beach (Delesseria sanguinea) Lomentaria articulata Coral Weed (Corallina officinalis)
Green algae (Chlorophyta) 1800 + Species Sea lettuce (Ulva lactuca) Cladophera rupestris Cheatomorpha sp.
Seaweed Pressing
Seaweed Pressing Notes Species Name Location Date Collectors Name
Tasks Separate seaweed into Red, Green & Brown. Choose a few specimens Write notes on the paper Float the specimens on paper Carefully remove paper with seaweed attached from the water Add paper to the seaweed press Cover with nappy liner Cover with newspaper
Useful Identification Books Seaweeds of Britain and Ireland Second Edition 2017 By Francis Bunker , Juliet A. Brodie , Christine A. Maggs , Anne R. Bunker