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Name derivation:
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Classification:
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Centroceras Kützing 1842; 17 of 35 species descriptions are currently accepted taxonomically (Guiry and Guiry 2016).Subclass Florideophyceae; Order Ceramiales; Family Ceramiaceae
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Morphology:
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Filaments in bushy tufts, usually dichotomously branched with lateral cortication, attached by basal and lateral rhizoids.Cells uninucleate with many discoid plastids.Dioecious gametophytes (Dawes and Mathieson 2008). . |
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Similar genera: |
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Ceramium and Corallophila (Ibid.). |
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Habitat:
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Widespread in subtropical and tropical coasts on mangrove roots, shells and limestone (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. Guiry, M.D. and G.M. Guiry 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 2 May 2014. Kützing, F.T. 1842 '1841). Ueber Ceramium Ag. Linnaea 15: 727-746.
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