AlgaeTraits taxon details
Corallina officinalis Linnaeus, 1758
145108 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:145108)
accepted
Species
marine
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:87706
Distribution Long Island Sound to Strait of Belle Isle
LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:87706 [details]
Distribution Long Island Sound to Strait of Belle Isle
Distribution Long Island Sound to Strait of Belle Isle [details]
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Corallina officinalis Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: AlgaeTraits eds. (2025) AlgaeTraits: a trait database for (European) seaweeds at: https://www.algaetraits.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=145108 on 2025-09-12
AlgaeTraits eds. (2025). AlgaeTraits: a trait database for (European) seaweeds. Corallina officinalis Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://algaetraits.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=145108 on 2025-09-12
original description
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
context source (HKRMS) Ni IH. & Qian PY. (1999). Study on the suitability of Shelter Island Area to be established as marine park or marine reserve. Final report. Submitted to the Agriculture, Fisheries & Conservation Department, The Hong Kong SAR Government. [details]
context source (PeRMS) Arakaki, N.; Gil-Kodaka, P.; Carbajal, P.; Gamarra, A.; Ramírez, M. E. (2018). I- Rhodophyta. En Macroalgas de la Costa Central del Perú. <em>Lima, Perú: UNALM.</em> 126 p. [details]
basis of record Guiry, M.D. (2001). Macroalgae of Rhodophycota, Phaeophycota, Chlorophycota, and two genera of Xanthophycota, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 20-38 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details]
additional source Sears, J.R. (ed.). 1998. NEAS keys to the benthic marine algae of the northeastern coast of North America from Long Island Sound to the Strait of Belle Isle. Northeast Algal Society. 163 p. [details]
additional source South, G. R.;Tittley, I. (1986). A checklist and distributional index of the benthic marine algae of the North Atlantic Ocean. <em>untsman Marine Laboratory. St. Andrews, New Brunswick.</em> 1-76. [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Silva, P. C.; Basson, P. W.; Moe, R. L. (1996). Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. <em>University of California Publications in Botany.</em> 79: 1-1259., available online at https://books.google.be/books?hl=pt-PT&lr=&id=vtBdDwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PR11&dq=Catalogue+of+the+benthic+marine+algae+of+the+Indian+Ocean&ots=FL-YOKu8Cx&sig=3PmT926F1rNHQTf1AhDeY-ztmu4#v=onepage&q=Catalogue%20of%20the%20benthic%20marine%20algae%20of%20the%20 [details]
additional source Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. <em>World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.</em> searched on YYYY-MM-DD., available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details]
context source (HKRMS) Ni IH. & Qian PY. (1999). Study on the suitability of Shelter Island Area to be established as marine park or marine reserve. Final report. Submitted to the Agriculture, Fisheries & Conservation Department, The Hong Kong SAR Government. [details]
context source (PeRMS) Arakaki, N.; Gil-Kodaka, P.; Carbajal, P.; Gamarra, A.; Ramírez, M. E. (2018). I- Rhodophyta. En Macroalgas de la Costa Central del Perú. <em>Lima, Perú: UNALM.</em> 126 p. [details]
basis of record Guiry, M.D. (2001). Macroalgae of Rhodophycota, Phaeophycota, Chlorophycota, and two genera of Xanthophycota, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 20-38 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details]
additional source Sears, J.R. (ed.). 1998. NEAS keys to the benthic marine algae of the northeastern coast of North America from Long Island Sound to the Strait of Belle Isle. Northeast Algal Society. 163 p. [details]
additional source South, G. R.;Tittley, I. (1986). A checklist and distributional index of the benthic marine algae of the North Atlantic Ocean. <em>untsman Marine Laboratory. St. Andrews, New Brunswick.</em> 1-76. [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Silva, P. C.; Basson, P. W.; Moe, R. L. (1996). Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. <em>University of California Publications in Botany.</em> 79: 1-1259., available online at https://books.google.be/books?hl=pt-PT&lr=&id=vtBdDwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PR11&dq=Catalogue+of+the+benthic+marine+algae+of+the+Indian+Ocean&ots=FL-YOKu8Cx&sig=3PmT926F1rNHQTf1AhDeY-ztmu4#v=onepage&q=Catalogue%20of%20the%20benthic%20marine%20algae%20of%20the%20 [details]
additional source Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. <em>World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.</em> searched on YYYY-MM-DD., available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:87706 [details]Unreviewed
Diet photosynthetic [details]Distribution Long Island Sound to Strait of Belle Isle [details]
Habitat tide pools to 20 m [details]
Habitat Environment with variable salinity [details]
Morphology Red colour results from the dominance of the pigments phycoerythrin and phycocyanin; this masks the other pigments, chlorophyll a (no chlorophyll b), beta-caratene and a number of unique xanthophylls. [details]
Reproduction vegetative reproduction is rare; asexual reproduction is effected by the formation of various kinds of spores; Sexual reproduction is unique in this group due to their passive, non flagellated sperm cells (spermatia) [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Danish | koralalge | [details] |
| Dutch | koraalwier | [details] |
| English | coral weedcoral meed | [details] |
| French | coralline | [details] |
| German | Korallermoos | [details] |
| Japanese | サンゴモ | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | krasing | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | krasing | [details] |
| Swedish | korallalg | [details] |
BIOTIC
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
Marine Life Information Network - UK
Published in AlgaeBase
To Barcode of Life (111 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (653 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Corallina officinalis)
To GenBank (270 nucleotides; 1142 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To NHMUK collection (Corallina officinalis L.; Type; NHMUK:ecatalogue:4791427)
To PESI
To ITIS
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
Marine Life Information Network - UK
Published in AlgaeBase
To Barcode of Life (111 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (653 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Corallina officinalis)
To GenBank (270 nucleotides; 1142 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To NHMUK collection (Corallina officinalis L.; Type; NHMUK:ecatalogue:4791427)
To PESI
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally
Unreviewed
