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Lithothamnion
Sign in to saveLithothamnion is a genus of thalloid red alga comprising 103 species. Its members are known by a number of common names. The monomerous, crustose thalli are composed of a single system of filaments which grow close to the underlying surface. Lithothamnion reproduces by means of multiporate conceptacles.
Species
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GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumRhodophyta
- ClassFlorideophyceae
- OrderCorallinales
- FamilyHapalidiaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,031
- With media
- 405
- Family
- Hapalidiaceae
- Collections
- NY, UWBM, US
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States, Canada, France
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Lithothamnion is a genus of thalloid red alga comprising 103 species. Its members are known by a number of common names. The monomerous, crustose thalli are composed of a single system of filaments which grow close to the underlying surface. Lithothamnion reproduces by means of multiporate conceptacles.
== Species ==
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