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'''''Ceramium nodulosum''''' is a small red marine [[alga]]. |
'''''Ceramium nodulosum''''' is a small red marine [[alga]]. |
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There is confusion surrounding this name.<ref name="Maggs 93">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}}</ref> |
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==Description== |
==Description== |
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''Ceramium nodulosum'' is a small filamentous branching alga growing to a height of 30 |
''Ceramium nodulosum'' is a small filamentous branching alga growing to a height of 30 cm in tufts of erect branches usually fully [[corticate]]. The apices of main axes are straight or slightly curled inward at the tips. It attached by a [[rhizoids]] with many erect branches. The axes and branches are usually fully corticate and, unlike some other species, it is without spines.<ref name="Maggs 93"/> |
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==Reproduction== |
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==Distribution== |
==Distribution== |
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Generally found around [[Great Britain]] and [[Ireland]].<ref name="Maggs 93"/> |
Generally found around [[Great Britain]] and [[Ireland]].<ref name="Maggs 93"/> |
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==Nomenclature== |
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There is some confusion with this name. As described above the species is ''Ceramium nodulosum'' (Lightfoot) Ducluzeae. |
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<ref name="Maggs 93"/> The species ''Ceramium virgatum'' Roth is noted as a possible synonym elsewhere.<ref>Hardy, F.G. and Guiry, M.D. 2003 ''A Checklist and Atlas of the Seaweeds of Britain and Ireland.'' The British Phycological Society {{ISBN|0-9527115-16}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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[[Category:Ceramium|nodulosum]] |
[[Category:Ceramium|nodulosum]] |
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Latest revision as of 14:09, 22 April 2024
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Scientific classification 
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| Clade: | Archaeplastida |
| Division: | Rhodophyta |
| Class: | Florideophyceae |
| Order: | Ceramiales |
| Family: | Ceramiaceae |
| Genus: | Ceramium |
| Species: | C. nodulosum
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| Ceramium nodulosum (Lightfoot) Ducluzeau
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Ceramium nodulosum is a small red marine alga. There is confusion surrounding this name.[1]
Description
[edit]Ceramium nodulosum is a small filamentous branching alga growing to a height of 30 cm in tufts of erect branches usually fully corticate. The apices of main axes are straight or slightly curled inward at the tips. It attached by a rhizoids with many erect branches. The axes and branches are usually fully corticate and, unlike some other species, it is without spines.[1]
Reproduction
[edit]Gametophytes are dioecious. Cystocarpes and tetrasporasngia are formed on the branches.[1]
Distribution
[edit]Generally found around Great Britain and Ireland.[1]
Nomenclature
[edit]There is some confusion with this name. As described above the species is Ceramium nodulosum (Lightfoot) Ducluzeae. [1] The species Ceramium virgatum Roth is noted as a possible synonym elsewhere.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e 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
- ^ Hardy, F.G. and Guiry, M.D. 2003 A Checklist and Atlas of the Seaweeds of Britain and Ireland. The British Phycological Society ISBN 0-9527115-16