Phymatolithon lenormandii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
(unranked): Archaeplastida
Division: Rhodophyta
Class: Florideophyceae
Order: Corallinales
Family: Hapalidiaceae
Genus: Phymatolithon
Species:
P. lenormandii
Binomial name
Phymatolithon lenormandii
(Areschoug) W.H.Adey

Phymatolithon lenormandii is a common red alga.

Description

Phymatolithon lenormandii is a thin alga growing encrusting as a thin flat chalky thallus clearly without branches. The thallus grows to 0.6 mm [1] thick with a smooth surface. In colour it is mauvish or pinkish[2] like a thin painted surface forming a patchwork when meeting other incrusting algae.[3]

Habitat

Common, epilithic on rock and shells in the literal and sublittoral to a depth of 30m, growing best in shady sites.[2][4]

Reproduction

Monecious or dioecious with conceptacles, carpospogonia and tetrasporangial conceptacles forming raised chambers.[2]

Distribution

Common around Ireland, Great Britain, Isle of Man and the Channel Isles.[5] In Europe it is recorded from Norway to the Mediterranean. World-wide from Canada USA Mexico, Japan and southern America.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Newton, L. 1931 A Handbook of the British Seaweeds. British Museum
  2. 1 2 3 4 Irvine M.Irvine and Chamberlain, Y.M. 1994 Seaweeds of the British Isles Volume 1 Rhodophyta Part 2B Corallinales, Hildenbrandiales The Natural History Museum, London ISBN 0113100167
  3. ↑ Bunker, F.StP. D., Brodie, J.A., Maggs, C.A. and Bunker, A.R. 2017. Seaweeds of Britain and Ireland Second Edition.p34 Wild Nature Press, Plymouth .ISBN 978-0-9955673-3-7
  4. ↑ Dickinson, C.I. 1963 British Seaweeds The Kew Series
  5. ↑ Hardy, F.G. and Guiry, M.D. 2003. A Check-list and Atlas of the Seaweeds of Britain and Ireland. British Phycological Society,ISBN 0952711516


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