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Name derivation:
Classification:
Anadyomene J.V.Lamouroux, 1812; There are 30 species of which 13 have been taxonomically accepted (Guiry and Guiry 2013). Order Cladophorales; Family Anadyomenaceae. Currently 19 species.
Morphology:
Thallus with foliaceous blades up to 25 cm long. Cells pyriform or clavate, up to 3 mm long, arranged in stellate patterns with secondary interstitial cells.
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Habitat:
Marine, tropical in shallow water down to more than 60 m depth.
References:
Guiry, M.D. and G.M. Guiry 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 2 November 2013. Lamouroux, J.V.F. 1812. Extrait d'un mémoire sur la classification des Polypiers coralligènes non entièrement pierreux. Nouveaux Bulletin des Sciences, par la Société Philomathique de Paris 3: 181-188.