First record of Laminaria ochroleuca Bachelot de la Pylaie in Ireland in Béal an Mhuirthead, County Mayo

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Summary

During a biodiversity survey of Béal an Mhuirthead, Co. Mayo, a small population of Laminaria ochroleuca Bachelot de Pylaie was discovered in a semi-protected cove on the northwest part of the headland among a mixed macroalgal assemblage including the kelps Laminaria digitata and Saccharina latissima. This is the first record of this southern European species in Irish waters.

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Added to data.gov.uk
2025-12-02
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CC-BY - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Harvest GUID
26c24ab2-39e5-4765-849a-4c8c24cd3bd4
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Latitude: 54.289951713554° to °
Longitude: -10.078239440918° to -9.9580764770508°
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2025-12-02 (publication)
2018-09-13 (revision)
2018-09-13 (creation)
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University of Galway (owner, originator); Data Archive for Marine Species and Habitats (custodian, distributor)
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