| Notes: |
Rui Rodrigues e Susana Comprido |
| Description: |
Small, cartilaginous, red alga with brown fronds, often in dense tufts, arising from a discoid holdfast. Narrow compressed stipe expands into strap-like blade, usually inrolled to form a channel, with thickened margins. Mature female plants have growths of short, shout papillae (reproductive bodies). Male plants lack papillae and are generally rare. |
Species:
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Mastocarpus stellatus (Stackhouse) Guiry |
