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Name derivation: |
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(L.) acantho spine, phora bearing |
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Classification: |
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Acanthophora J.V. Lamouroux 1813; 7 of 26 spexcies descriptions are currently accepted taxonomically (Guiry and Guiry 2016).Synonym Acanthochondria Weber-van Bosse 1910. |
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Morphology: |
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Brittle spiny thallus up to 25 cm tall with irregular branching, variable color from reddish brown to brown, green or yellow (Littler and Littler). |
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Habitat: |
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Tropical marine habitats, widely distributed (Guiry and Guiry 2016). |
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References: |
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Dawes, C.J. and A.C. Mathieson 2008. Seaweeds of Florida. University Press of Florida (592 pp). Guiry, M.D., and G.M. Guiry 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 January 2013. Lamouroux, J.V.F. 1813. Essai sur les genres de la famille des thalassiophytes non articulées. Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris 20: 21-47, 115-139, 267-293, pls 7-13. Weber-van Bosse, A. 1910. Notice sur uelques genres nouveaux d’algues de l’Archipel Malaisien. Annales du Jardin Botanique de Buitenzorg, Leiden, Sér. 2, 9:1-25. |
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