Friday 6 February 2015

Rockpooling destination: Hemsby, November 2014

During the month of November, washed up red seaweeds dominate the strandline at Hemsby, Norolk.
  

The sandy shore with a strand line dominated by red seaweeds. Habitat classification: LS.LSa.St (Strandline), LS.LSa (Littoral sand) to LS.LCS (Littoral coarse sediments).

The strandline is comprised of a variety of red seaweeds, the bryozoan, hornwrack (Flustra foliacea) and empty razor shells.


A sponge (Porifera) washed up in the strandline.







Clawed Fork Weed (Furcellaria lumbricalis) washed up in the strandline.

Clawed Fork Weed (Furcellaria lumbricalis).


Epiphytic red seaweed on Clawed Fork Weed (Furcellaria lumbricalis).


A red tree weed.

A red tree weed.




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