| Notes: |
Tomás Cruz
Local: Portinho da Areia do Norte (Peniche), Portugal |
| Description: |
The gametangial phase grows from a discoid holdfast to form an erect holdfast. Gametophyte narrow, compressed, two-edged, cartilaginous, scarlet fronds, main axes dark brownish-red, to 300 mm long. Thallus branching abundant, distichous, subdichotomous or alternate, small final branchlets in opposite series, fringed with short marginal proliferations. External globular pericarps. The tetrasporic phase is crustose with oily fissures and was previously referred to as Haematocelis fissurata P.L.Crouan & H.M.Crouan. |
Species:
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Sphaerococcus coronopifolius Stackhouse |
