Ceramium virgatum
Species of alga From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ceramium virgatum, or the red hornweed, is a small red marine alga.
| Ceramium virgatum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Clade: | Archaeplastida |
| Division: | Rhodophyta |
| Class: | Florideophyceae |
| Order: | Ceramiales |
| Family: | Ceramiaceae |
| Genus: | Ceramium |
| Species: | C. virgatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Ceramium virgatum Roth | |
Description
This small alga grows erect with cylindrical filamentous axes.[1] It is repeatedly branched, corticate and grow to 30 cm long.[2] Very difficult to identify from some other species.[1]
Habitat
Common in rock pools[2] and in the upper sub-littoral in a wide range of habitats.[1]
Distribution
Widely distributed around the British Isles including the Isle of Man and the Shetland Islands.[1]
Nomenclature
The non-spiny species of Ceramium are in taxonomic chaos[3] and there is confusion concerning this species which is referred to as Ceramium nodulosum in some references.[1]
References
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