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Common Coralline
Corallina officinalis
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Common CorallineCorallina berteroi
Calliarthron tuberculosum
graceful coral seaweedCorallina vancouveriensis
Coralline Red AlgaeEllisolandia elongata
Lithothrix aspergillum
Jania rosea
Arthrocardia corymbosa
Corallina chilensis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 30,025 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 27,352 |
| Canada | 2,604 |
| Nova Scotia | 693 |
| Quebec | 656 |
| New Hampshire | 561 |
| California | 530 |
| United Kingdom | 528 |
| Maine | 527 |
| British Columbia | 499 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | red algae · Rhodophyta |
| Class | Florideophycean algae · Florideophyceae |
| Order | Coralline algae · Corallinales |
| Family | coralline algae · Corallinaceae |
| Genus | Corallina |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Common Coralline with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.