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Name derivation: |
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(Gr.) bryo moss-like; thamnion small bush |
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Classification: |
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Bryothamnion Kützing 1843; 3 of 11 species descriptions are currently accepted taxonomically (Guiry and Guiry 2016). |
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Morphology: |
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Erect thallus up to 20 cm tall with dense short stiff branches. Branches cylindrical or flattened, simple to pinnate (Ibid.). |
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Habitat: |
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Subtidal in semitropical to tropical shores (Ibid.). |
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References: |
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Dawes, C. J. and A. C. Mathieson. 2008. The seaweeds of Florida. Univ. Press of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 591 pp.; Taylor, W. R. 1960. Marine algae of the eastern tropical and subtropical coasts of the America. Univ. Michigan Press, Ann Arbor, 870 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 19 September 2013.
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