Seaweed. Much maligned, especially at low tide when it can stink and attract hordes of beach flies, but lovely and lively when shot as the tide recedes. Here are just a few examples of red, brown and green algae I spotted today with a very amateur attempt at identification...
There are thousands and thousands of red algae. Could this be Porphyra ? Behind in the surf is a green algae, Monostroma.
More of the Porphyra with another red algae, the dark purple Chondrus crispus or Irish moss
Norwegian kelp also known as egg wrack (Ascophyllum nodosum), a relative of the ubiquitous bladderwrack I used to love to pop as a child, and a type of brown algae. The knotty Norwegian kelp is lying poetically on a bed of Mermaid's Hair
The all-too realistic Dead Man's Fingers (Codium fragile)and more Monostroma.
Six distinct types of seaweed found in 15 minutes on a 10' stretch of Long Island Sound on a warm and sunny summer day = perfect beach life.
Monday, August 03, 2009
Seaweed
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5 comments:
Eeeuuu.
The dead mans finger is especially nasty.
if you made seaweed soup, it would have magical powers, & I would eat it. xoh
I can make Laverbread from seaweed. Does that count?
Interesting variation of seaweeds. Thanks for sharing
You've brought back a memory - popping the seaweed. I enjoyed that, too.
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