Ceramium strictum
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Scientific classification 
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| (unranked): | Archaeplastida |
| Division: | Rhodophyta |
| Class: | Florideophyceae |
| Order: | Ceramiales |
| Family: | Ceramiaceae |
| Genus: | Ceramium |
| Species: | C. strictum
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| Binomial name | |
| Ceramium strictum Roth
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Ceramium strictum is a small marine red alga.
Description[edit]
This alga grows in tufts to a length of no more than 12 cm long. It is densely branched but not completely corticate appearing to have a banded or collar-like appearance. The apices of the axes are strongly inrolled. The branches do not have spines. Rhizoids are numerous.[1]
Reproduction[edit]
Cystocarps containing carposporangia and tetrasporangia are borne on the erect thalli.[1]
Habitat[edit]
Epiphytic on other algae and mussels in the littoral.[1]
Distribution[edit]
Southern and western coasts of England and Ireland.[1][2] In Europe from Norway to France and the Azores.[1]
Nomenclature[edit]
The validity of the name Ceramium strictum is as yet unsure.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f Maggs, C.A. and Hommersand, M.H. 1993 Seaweeds of the British Isles Volume 1 Rhodophyta Part 3A Ceramiales. The Natural History Museum,London ISBN 0-11-310045-0
- ^ Morton, O. 2003. The marine macroalgae of County Donegal, Ireland. Bulletin of Irish biogeographical Society No. 27 pp.3 - 164
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