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Name
derivation:
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Classification:
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Turbinaria
J.V. Lamouroux 1825;
22 of 54 species descriptions are currently accepted taxonomically
(Guiry and Guiry 2016).
Order Fucales; Family Sargassaceae
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Morphology:
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Peltate fronds born on branched
erect axes. Cryptostomata
are common and scattered (Dawes and Mathieson 2008). |
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Habitat:
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Tropical to temperate oceans, shallow. Florida, Bermuda, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, West and South Africa (Ibid.).
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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 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 January 2013. Lam[ourou]x, [J.V.F.] 1825. Fucacées. Fucaceae. Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles 7: 66-71. |
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