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Name derivation:
Classification:
Sporochnus C. Agardh 1817; 12 of 41 species descriptions are currently accepted taxonomically (Guiry and Guiry2016). Order Sporochnales; Family Sporochnaceae
Morphology:
Erect thallus is wiry with alternate to irregular branching and a distinct main axis. Branchlets terminate with filamentous tufts charqachteristic of genera in Order Sporochnaceae (Dawes and Mathieson 2008).
Similar genera:
Habitat:
Marine subtropical habitats. Reported from Florida, Bermuda, the Bahamas, Antilles, Gulf of Mexico, Brazil and the Canary Islands (Ibid.).
References:
Agardh, C.A. 1817. Synopsis algarum Scandinaviae, adjecta dispositione universali algarum. pp. [i]-xl, [1]-135. Lundae [Lund]: Ex officina Berlingiana. Dawes, C.J. and A.C. Mathieson 2008. Seaweeds of Florida. University Press of Florida (592 pp). Guiry, M.D., and G.M. Guiry 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 January 2016.