Species Detail - False Irish Moss (Mastocarpus stellatus) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Explore Your Shore".
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).Marine Map - 50km
Marine Map - 50km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
Mastocarpus stellatus
False Irish Moss
NHMSYS0021060194
RecommendedWell-formed
Gigartina stellata , Mastocarpus stellatus (Stackhouse) Guiry, Mastocarpus stellatus (petrocelis) , Pterocelis cruenta
N/A
maste
(Stackhouse) Guiry, 1984
Alga
Species
120
49
28
21/05/2019
13/04/2025
1 January (recorded in 1985)
31 December (recorded in 1913)
National Biodiversity Data Centre, Explore Your Shore, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, False Irish Moss (Mastocarpus stellatus), accessed 15 December 2025, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/305/Species/292722