Pierre-Louis Crouan (1798-1871) & Hippolyte-Marie Crouan (1802-1871), no known copyright restrictions (public domain) · pd
Rhodochorton
Sign in to saveRhodochorton is a genus of filamentous red alga adapted to low light levels. It may form tufts or a thin purple "turf" up to 5 millimetres high. The filaments branch infrequently, usually at the tips.
Species
ロドコルトン属
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumRhodophyta
- ClassFlorideophyceae
- OrderAcrochaetiales
- FamilyRhodochortonaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 247
- With media
- 132
- Family
- Rhodochortonaceae
- Collections
- NY, US, UHM, FH, MEL, OSC
- Recorded in
- United States, China, United Kingdom, Bermuda, Australia, Croatia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Acrochaetiaceae
- Image
- Rhodochorton purpureum Crouan.jpg
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- taxon name
- Rhodochorton
- taxon rank
- genus
- Commons category
- Rhodochorton
- AlgaeBase URL
- www.algaebase.org/search/genus/detail/?genus_id=6
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Rhodochorton is a genus of filamentous red alga adapted to low light levels. It may form tufts or a thin purple "turf" up to 5 millimetres high. The filaments branch infrequently, usually at the tips.
==Morphology== In most species of Rhodochorton, the spore does not persist in the mature plant; instead, a basal web of filaments acts as a holdfast. Indeed, all Rhodochorton species have distinct basal threads, usually forming a disc, and upright threads, which are typically thinner. Lateral branches usually occur at or near the top of the patent cell, and branching is concentrated towards the tips of threads.
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