Rhodothamniella

Rhodothamniella
Scientific classification
(unranked):	Archaeplastida
Division:	Rhodophyta
Class:	Florideophyceae
Order:	Palmariales
Family:	Rhodothamniellaceae
Genus:	Rhodothamniella; Feldmann
Species:	R. floridula
Binomial name
	Rhodothamniella floridula; (Dillwyn) Feldmann
Synonyms
	Conferva floridula Dillwyn; Audouinella floridula (Dillwyn) Woelkerling; Callithamnion floridulum (Dillwyn) Lyngbye; Ceramium floridulum (Dillwyn) Agardh; Chromastrum floridulum (Dillwyn) Papenfuss; Kylinia floridula (Dillwyn) Papenfuss; Rhodochorton floridulum (Dillwyn) Nägeli;

Rhodothamniella floridula is a small red seaweed detectable more easily with the feet than with the eyes. It thrives only where sand and rock occur together: anchored to the rock, it accumulates sand to form a slightly soft irregular carpet a centimetre or so in thickness. Although the surface is a dull red colour, in cross section the appearance is of a miniature sand dune with no visible algal component. Unable to stand significant desiccation, it prefers locations from the mid-shore downwards.

It is to be found on most suitable shorelines around Britain and northern Europe.

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