Ceramium virgatum
| Ceramium virgatum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| (unranked): | Archaeplastida |
| Division: | Rhodophyta |
| Class: | Florideophyceae |
| Order: | Ceramiales |
| Family: | |
| Genus: | Ceramium |
| Species: | C. virgatum
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| Binomial name | |
| Ceramium virgatum Roth
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Ceramium virgatum, or the red hornweed, is a small red marine alga.
Description[]
This small alga grows erect with cylindrical filamentous axes.[1] It is repeatedly branched, corticate and grow to 30 cm long.[2] Very difficult to identify from some other species.[1]
Habitat[]
Common in rock pools[2] and in the upper sub-littoral in a wide range of habitats.[1]
Distribution[]
Widely distributed around the British Isles including the Isle of Man and the Shetland Islands.[1]
Nomenclature[]
The non-spiny species of Ceramium are in taxonomic chaos[3] and there is confusion concerning this species which is referred to as Ceramium nodulosum in some references.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e Hardy, F.G. and Guiry, M.D. 2003. A Checklist and Atlas of the Seaweeds of Britain and Ireland. The British Phycological Society ISBN 0-9527115-16
- ^ a b Bunker, F.StP.D., Maggs, C.A., Brodie, J.A., Bunker, A.R. 2017. Seaweeds of Britain and Ireland. Second Edition. Wild Nature Press, Plymouth. UK ISBN 978-0-9955673-3-7
- ^ 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 0-11-3100-45-0
Categories:
- Ceramium
- Rhodophyta stubs