Notes: |
Photo taken by Joaquim Parrinha (ECOALGA - Centro de Mergulho da Costa Alentejana) on subtidal zone of Ilha do Pessegueiro, Porto Covo, Costa Vicentina (Alentejo, Portugal). |
Description: |
Thallus stipitate with peltate blades. Blades circular when young, stellate with ligulate lobes when mature. Regularly anastomosing with blades of other thalli or reattaching to the substratum, gregarious. Structure multiaxial, cortex of 3-4 layers of small cells, medulla of several layers of large colorless cells. |
Genus: |
Asteromenia Huisman & A.J.K.Millar |
Species:
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Asteromenia sp. Huisman & A.J.K.Millar |
Identifier: |
Ignacio Bárbara and Leonel Pereira |