Specimen, seaweed - Sphacelaria olivacea Dillw.
Other name(s):
Sphacelaria radicans (Dillwyn) C.Agardh
Collection ID:
Z628.9
Collection:
Botany
Originally discovered in 1821 by Sir J. Richardson, and considered a lost species, until 1879 when rediscovered at Caroline Park and Joppa by GWT (= George W. Traill) at the extreme limit of low water of spring tides on muddy sandstone rocks somewhat in the shade.
Field collection
| Collector | George W. Traill |
| Place | Carolina Park, Firth of Forth |
