- Asset ID
- 693
- Title
- Halarachnion ligulatum
- Creator
- NHM
- Credit
- NHM Images
- KEYWORDS
- BM001219183
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Halarachnion ligulatum
Grows on rock, stones, shells and maerl in the subtidal, occurring at depths of up to 17m. This species is widely distributed around the British Isles. BM001219183 – This specimen was collected in 1833 from Salcombe (Devon) by Mrs Amelia Griffiths: a well known Victorian seaweed expert.