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Mediterranean invasive species factsheet

ALGAE

Reproduction Common name: not assigned

Fan-shaped appendages
with longitudinal tears
identification

Scientific Name:
Stypopodium schimperi
Picture

Key identifying features
Brief history
Stypopodium schimperi is a laminar brown alga that
has thin, fan-shaped appendages with longitudinal
divisions. It can reach a height of 30 cm and is
almost transparent in appearance with a slight brown
coloration. The appendages are covered with
concentric rows of hairs without any calcification.

Field identification signs and habitat

Stypopodium schimperi is predominantly found on
rocky substrates at depths of 0–20 m, although in the
eastern Mediterranean it can be found down to 80 m.

Stypopodium schimperi. Photo: D. Koutsogiannopoulos

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