Nitophyllum punctatum

(Stackhouse) Greville, 1830

Range: Northeast Atlantic (Ireland and Britain)

Natural Environment: An annual inhabitant in intertidal pools in winter and early spring and is seen in the subtidal (15 m) sediment surfaces and on bedrock in the lower parts of kelp forests from spring to mid-or late summer.

Aquarium Suitability: Not a tropical aquarium species.

Taxonomy:

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum: Rhodophyta

Class: Florideophyceae

Order: Ceramiales

Family: Delesseriaceae

Genus: Nitophyllum

FYI: Shown here for identification only.