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Name derivation:
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Classification:
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Nemacystus Derbès & Solier 1850; 8 of 15 species descriptions are currently
accepted Taxonomically (Guiry and Guiry 2016).
Order Ectocarpales; Family
Chordariaceae
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Morphology:
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Erect thallus up to 40 cm
high, attached with a small discoid holdfast.
Diplontic via spores from Plurilocular sporangia or diplohaplontic via
spores from unilocular sporangia (Ibid.).
Soft and mucilaginous, abundant branching. Epiphytic or attached to limestone (Dawes
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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). Derbès, [A.A.] &
Solier, [A.J.J.] 1850. Sur
les organes reproducteurs des algues.
Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, Troisième série 14: 261-282, pls 32-37. Guiry, M.D., and G.M. Guiry 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 January 2013. |
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