Oarweed
Laminaria digitata
Category: Seagrass & Algae
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Chromista
- Phylum
- Ochrophyta
- Class
- Phaeophyceae
- Order
- Laminariales
- Family
- Laminariaceae
- Genus
- Laminaria
Where to Find
Found in 14 diving areas across 6 countries and 2 regions.
- North Sea Coast, Denmark - 3 records
- Silfra & Thingvellir, Iceland - 12 records
- South Coast, Ireland - 191 records
- West Coast, Ireland - 127 records
- Baltic Coast, Sweden - 1 records
- West Coast (Gothenburg), Sweden - 3601 records
- Cornwall & Devon, United Kingdom - 460 records
- Northumberland & Northeast, United Kingdom - 335 records
- Scapa Flow, Orkney, United Kingdom - 258 records
- Scottish East Coast & Borders, United Kingdom - 261 records
- Scottish West Coast, United Kingdom - 276 records
- New Brunswick & Bay of Fundy, Canada - 91 records
- Newfoundland, Canada - 5 records
- Nova Scotia, Canada - 28 records