Corallina officinalis

Coral moss herbarium

The coral moss ( Corallina officinalis) is a species of red algae.

Description

The thallus is reinforced by rock hard scale deposits and therefore stands upright on the ground. It is pink with a crust- shaped Basalscheibe. From it spring from two to seven ( in extreme cases up to 12) cm long, coral- like structured, steep round or compressed stems. These are pinnate against constantly and are between 0.5 and 2 millimeters thick. The links are club-shaped.

The Nemathecien, specialized Thallusabschnitte in which the reproductive organs are formed, are sunk into the tips of the limbs sprout.

When strong solar radiation or after the death faded the pink coloration and they are pure white.

Dissemination

The coral weed attaches itself to rocks and stones, while it preferred surf protected sites of the lower intertidal zone to 18 m depth (in rare cases up to 29 meters). One finds this alga but also very abundant in tide pools where they can perform well, but only if they are located on the Atlantic coast, in the North Sea ( the island Helgoland), in the Mediterranean or in the western Baltic.

Use

In some European regions coral weed in the past been used to treat parasitic worm infections. The alga contains, among other Pentaasparaginsäure and various peptides.

Swell

• Werner Rothmaler: Exkursionsflora for Germany. Volume 1: Lower Plants, 3rd edition. Fischer, Jena, 1994. ISBN 3-334-60827-1. S. 142
• Template: Internet resource / maintenance / access date is not in the ISO FormatM. D. Guiry, Wendy Guiry: Corallina officinalis Linnaeus. In: AlgaeBase. Retrieved on 20 May 2008.
• Template: Internet resource / maintenance / access date is not in the ISO FormatHarvey Tyler -Walters, Thomas Wiedemann: Basic Information for Corallina officinalis ( Coral Weed ). In: Marine Life Information Network: Biology and Sensitivity Key Information Sub - program ( Marlin ). Retrieved on 20 May 2008.