P_3180583 Red seaweed (Melanthalia abscissa) detail of 'bleached' fan-shaped fronds with rounded to blunt tips. Low intertidal on rock, usually adjacent to sand, on open coasts. Colour usually a rich, dark red to red-brown, unless exposed to bright sunlight. Goat Island Marine Reserve, Leigh *
P_4090148 Red seaweed (Melanthalia abscissa) exposed fan-shaped fronds at low tide, with rounded to blunt tips. Low intertidal on rock, usually adjacent to sand, on open coasts. Colour usually a rich, dark red to red-brown, unless exposed to bright sunlight. Goat Island Marine Reserve, Leigh *
P_4090135 Red seaweed (Melanthalia abscissa) detail of fan-shaped fronds, with rounded to blunt tips. Low intertidal on rock, usually adjacent to sand, on open coasts. Colour usually a rich, dark red to red-brown, unless exposed to bright sunlight. Goat Island Marine Reserve, Leigh *
