Go back
Padina pavonica

Photo: @jmgrinde · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC

Fungi and other organisms

Padina pavonica

Observations in the area
2
Last sighting
5 August 2025
Category
Fungi and other organisms
View on iNaturalist

Species and sighting data come from the iNaturalist platform and may change over time.

The species

Padina pavonica, commonly known as the peacock's tail, is a small brown alga found in the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. It inhabits pools in the littoral zone typically with clayey, silty or sandy sediments. Other habitats include rocks and shell fragments in the shallow sublittoral, seagrass meadows, mangrove roots and coral reefs on tidal flats.

Text: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA

Where it has been observed

More photos

Other species in the same category

Nature data: iNaturalist

Sighting data also come from open nature platforms and may change over time.