Acrochaetium efflorescens
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| Acrochaetium efflorescens | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| (unranked): | Archaeplastida |
| Division: | Rhodophyta |
| Class: | Florideophyceae |
| Order: | Acrochaetiales |
| Family: | Acrochaetiaceae |
| Genus: | Acrochaetium |
| Species: | A. efflorescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Acrochaetium efflorescens | |
Acrochaetium efflorescens is a small marine red alga. It is a small alga with erect filaments and spiral shaped plastids. The base is multicellular. The species shows an alternation of generations with both tetrasporic and gametophytic stages. It is found in the North Atlantic and has been recorded as an epiphyte on Cystoclonium purpureum.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ Clayden, S.L.; Saunders, G.W. (2008), "Resurrecting the Red Algal Genus Grania within the order Acrochaetiales (Florideophyceae, Rhodophyta).", Eur. J. Phycol., 43 (2): 151–162, doi:10.1080/09670260801896630
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