Gutweed

Gutweed

Scientific name:

Enteromorpha intestinalis

About:

A common seaweed of rock pools, saltmarshes and sea water ditches. Up to 75cm long. Pale green, often with bubbles of air trapped inside.

How to identify:

<p>Pale green inflated tubes, with pinched-in ‘waists’ along its length.</p>

Where:

All around our coasts

Fantastic facts:

Looks a bit like intestines.