Peacock's Tail (Padina pavonica)
Key Details
| Taxonomic Groups: | Non-vascular plant (incl. chromists) > chromist > Alga |
| Red List Status: | (Not Relevant) [(not listed)(nr)] |
| D5 Status: | |
| Section 41 Status: | (not listed) |
| Taxa Included Synonym: | (none) |
| UKSI Recommended Name: | Padina pavonica |
| UKSI Recommended Authority: | (Linnaeus) Thivy, 1960 |
| UKSI Recommended Qualifier: | (none specified) |
| Red List Citation: | (not listed) |
| Notes on taxonomy/listing: | Valid species and taxonomy is robust. Other species occur in Europe but not recorded in GB. Red listing not yet accepted, still being reviewed by JNCC. The publication is Brodie et al. (2023) |
Criteria
| Question 1: | Does species need conservation or recovery in England? |
| Response: | Yes |
| Justification: | Our red listing process shows it as VU. JNCC required minor changes so it has not been officially accepted yet. The publication is Brodie et al., 2023. Also see Herbert et al., 2016. |
| Question 2: | Does recovery/ conservation depend on species-specific actions? |
| Response: | No |
| Justification: | This species needs habitat protection as a principal component of maerl beds so we agree it fails to meet the criteria |
| Question 3: | At a landscape scale, would the species benefit from untargeted habitat management to increase habitat mosaics, structural diversity, or particular successional stages? |
| Response: | Yes |
| Justification: | By protection of maerl beds to ensure their structural integrity |
Species Assessment
Not relevant as no Key Actions defined.
Key Actions
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Acknowledgment:
Data used on this website are adapted from Threatened species recovery actions 2025 baseline (JP065): Technical report and spreadsheet user guide (Natural England, 2025). Available here.