Ceramium strictum is a small marine red alga.

Ceramium strictum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Clade: Archaeplastida
Division: Rhodophyta
Class: Florideophyceae
Order: Ceramiales
Family: Ceramiaceae
Genus: Ceramium
Species:
C. strictum
Binomial name
Ceramium strictum
Roth

Description

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This alga grows in tufts to a length of no more than 12 cm long. It is densely branched but not completely corticate appearing to have a banded or collar-like appearance. The apices of the axes are strongly inrolled. The branches do not have spines. Rhizoids are numerous.[1]

Reproduction

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Cystocarps containing carposporangia and tetrasporangia are borne on the erect thalli.[1]

Habitat

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Epiphytic on other algae and mussels in the littoral.[1]

Distribution

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Southern and western coasts of England and Ireland.[1][2] In Europe from Norway to France and the Azores.[1]

Nomenclature

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The validity of the name Ceramium strictum is as yet unsure.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Maggs, C.A. and Hommersand, M.H. 1993 Seaweeds of the British Isles Volume 1 Rhodophyta Part 3A Ceramiales. The Natural History Museum,London ISBN 0-11-310045-0
  2. ^ Morton, O. 2003. The marine macroalgae of County Donegal, Ireland. Bulletin of Irish biogeographical Society No. 27 pp.3 - 164