| Notes: |
Filomena Morgado
Joana Costa
Portinho da Areia do Norte (Peniche), Portugal |
| Description: |
Is a small and deciduous macroalgae, belonging to the Class Phaeophyceae, has a apical and basal regions very differentiated. Has a solitary thalli, cylindrical axis and shape of a bush; presents dense spines in the lateral branch wich presents a irregular shape and a spiral rising; branches have round fruiting bodies at the end, this fruiting bodies may have air bladders in the their bases; displays, occasionally, when under water bluish or greenish iridescence, has a yellow, olive or light brown colour and black coloration when dry; attached by a large conical disc. |
Species:
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Ericaria selaginoides (Linnaeus) Molinari & Guiry |
