STAUROMEDUSAE UK

An online guide to the Stalked jellyfish (Stauromedusae) found
around the coastal waters of the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Includes notes on their identification, and where and how to find them.

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Coral weed or Coralline
Corallina officinalis
- close-up 1

Coral weed or Coralline
Corallina officinalis
- close-up 2

Coral weed or Coralline
Corallina officinalis
- close-up 3

Coral weed or Coralline
Corallina officinalis
- close-up 4

Coral weed or Coralline
Corallina officinalis
- in rockpool 1

Coral weed or Coralline
Corallina officinalis
- in rockpool 2

Coral weed or Coralline
Corallina officinalis
- in rockpool 3

Coral weed or Coralline
Corallina officinalis
- washed-up 1

Coral weed or Coralline
Corallina officinalis
- in middleshore pool 1

Coral weed or Coralline
Corallina officinalis
- in middleshore pool 2

Coral weed or Coralline
Corallina officinalis
- in middleshore pool 3

Coral weed or Coralline
Corallina officinalis
- with scale / rule 1

A very common species in middleshore rockpools. Images taken at various locations across Devon and Cornwall. Abundant in rockpools at Spit Point, Par, near St. Austell, Cornwall.

Coral weed, Corallina officinalis, and other similar species of Corallina are important intertidal species of algae for stauromedusae and many species take advantage of it. Species include Haliclystus octoradiatus and Calvadosia cruxmelitensis.

Scientific and European Names:
Corallina officinalis, Coral weed, Coralline, Krasing, Koraalwier, Coralline, Korallermoos.