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.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Saccharina latissima - Sea belt, Sugar kelp or Sugar tangle
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Sea belt, Sugar kelp or tangle
Saccharina latissima
- young frond 1

Sea belt, Sugar kelp or tangle
Saccharina latissima
- base 1

Sea belt, Sugar kelp or tangle
Saccharina latissima
- at low spring tide 1

Sea belt, Sugar kelp or tangle
Saccharina latissima
- at low spring tide 2

Sea belt, Sugar kelp or tangle
Saccharina latissima
- at low spring tide 3

Sea belt, Sugar kelp or tangle
Saccharina latissima
- at low spring tide 4

Sea belt, Sugar kelp or tangle
Saccharina latissima
- frond with holdfast 1

Images of species taken at Point Field, Churchtown Farm Cornwall Wildlife Trust Nature Reserve, Saltash, Cornwall, 10.09.05; Hannafore Reef, near Looe, 02.03.10; and at Charlestown, near St. Austell, Cornwall, 14.08.10.

Scientific and European Names:
Saccharina latissima, Laminaria saccharina, Sea belt, Sugar kelp, Sugar tangle, Suikerwier, Baudrier de Neptune, Centuire de Neptune, Laminaire sacchahrine, Laminaire sucree, Zuckertang.

Saccharina latissima Sea Belt Sugar Kelp Sea belt tangle Brown Seaweed Images