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Name derivation: |
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Italian botanist Aloysio Fortunato Naccari |
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Classification: |
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Naccaria Endlicher 1836Subclass Florideophyceae; Order Bonnemaisoniales; Family Naccariaceae |
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Morphology: |
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Bushy, erect with terete axes, to 7 cm tall. Gelatinous, tapered, attached with holdfasts. Gametophytes are monoecious or dioecious. Spermatangia cluster at the base of lateral axes (Dawes and Mathieson 2008). |
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Habitat: |
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Rare. Reported from North Carolina, Florida, Bermuda and the Salvage Islands (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). Endlicher, S.L. (1836). Genera plantarum secundum ordines naturales disposita. pp. [i]-lx, [1-]-160. Vienna. Guiry, M.D. and G.M. Guiry 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 May 2013. |
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