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Name derivation:
Classification:
Rhodogorgon J.N. Norris and K.E. Bucher 1989; 1 of 2 species descriptions is currently accepted taxonomically (Guiry and Guiry 2016). Order Rhodogorgonales; Family Rhodogorgonaceae
Morphology:
Thalli are calcified, densely branched and multiaxial, attached to a substrate. Calciferous cells have calcium carbonate precipitate and are often fused together (Dawes and Mathieson 2008).
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Habitat:
Marine subtropical to tropical habitats; reported from Florida, the Bahamas, the Caribbean to depths of 12 m, Papua New Guinae and Fiji (Ibid.).
References:
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 30 May 2014. Norris, J.N. and K.E. Bucher 1989. Rhodogorgon, an anomolous new red algal genus from the Caribbean Sea. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 102(4): 1050-1066.