Synarthrophyton

Synarthrophyton
Scientific classification
(unranked):Archaeplastida
Division:Rhodophyta
Class:Florideophyceae
Order:Corallinales
Family:Corallinaceae
Genus:Synarthrophyton
Townsend, 1979

Synarthrophyton is a genus of thalloid red algae comprising eight species. The monomerous, crustose thalli are composed of a single system of filaments which grow close to the underlying surface. Synarthrophyton reproduces by means of flask-shaped multiporate conceptacles; it produces tetraspores and dispores. Mucus plugs the opening of young conceptacles, which open as they mature.[1]

Species

The valid species currently considered to belong to this genus are:

  • S. chejuensis
  • S. eckloniae
  • S. magellanicum
  • S. munimentum
  • S. patena
  • S. robbenense
  • S. schielianum
  • S. schmitzii

References

  • Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. (2008). "Synarthrophyton". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
  1. ↑ Keats, D. W; Chamberlain, Y. M (1997). "The non-geniculate coralline algae Synarthrophyton eckloniae (Foslie) comb. nov. And S. magellanicum (Foslie) comb. nov. (Rhodophyta) in South Africa including comparison with relevant types". European Journal of Phycology. 32 (1): 55–79. doi:10.1080/09541449710001719375.
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