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Seaweeds and algae

580 species

Sugar Kelp

Peak month
January
Records since 2000
20,817
Scientific name
Saccharina latissima

Toothed Wrack

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
12,824
Scientific name
Fucus serratus

Bladder Wrack

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
12,111
Scientific name
Fucus vesiculosus

Tangle

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
8,635
Scientific name
Laminaria hyperborea

Forked ribbons

Peak month
January
Records since 2000
8,016
Scientific name
Dictyota dichotoma

Coral Weed

Peak month
May
Records since 2000
7,820
Scientific name
Corallina officinalis

Sea Beech

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
5,987
Scientific name
Delesseria sanguinea

Carrageen

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
5,647
Scientific name
Chondrus crispus

Paralia sulcata

Peak month
April
Records since 2000
5,434
Group
Seaweeds and algae

Sea Lettuce

Peak month
January
Records since 2000
5,372
Scientific name
Ulva lactuca

Sea Lace

Peak month
January
Records since 2000
4,500
Scientific name
Chorda filum

Sea Comb

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
4,418
Scientific name
Plocamium cartilagineum

Knotted Wrack

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
4,248
Scientific name
Ascophyllum nodosum

Oarweed

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
3,533
Scientific name
Laminaria digitata

Dulse

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
3,467
Scientific name
Palmaria palmata

Eyelash Weed

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
3,455
Scientific name
Calliblepharis ciliata

Red Rags

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
3,381
Scientific name
Dilsea carnosa

Navicula gregaria

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
3,118
Group
Seaweeds and algae

Sea Oak

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
3,085
Scientific name
Halidrys siliquosa

Spiral Wrack

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
3,016
Scientific name
Fucus spiralis

Reimeria sinuata

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
2,874
Group
Seaweeds and algae

Polyides rotunda

Peak month
January
Records since 2000
2,740
Group
Seaweeds and algae

Channelled Wrack

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
2,729
Scientific name
Pelvetia canaliculata

Common Maërl

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
2,671
Scientific name
Phymatolithon calcareum

Amphora pediculus

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
2,661
Group
Seaweeds and algae

Furbelows

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
2,637
Scientific name
Saccorhiza polyschides

Proboscia alata

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
2,592
Group
Seaweeds and algae

False Irish Moss

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
2,553
Scientific name
Mastocarpus stellatus

Synedra dissipata

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
2,300
Group
Seaweeds and algae

Pepper Dulse

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
2,286
Scientific name
Osmundea pinnatifida

Dabberlocks

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
2,258
Scientific name
Alaria esculenta

Nitzschia palea

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
2,250
Group
Seaweeds and algae