Rhodothamniella

Rhodothamniella floridula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Rhodophyta
Class: Florideophyceae
Order: Palmariales
Family: Rhodothamniellaceae
Genus: Rhodothamniella
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.

Picture of Rhodothamniella 
Picture of Rhodothamniella 

References

External identifiers for Rhodothamniella
Encyclopedia of Life 893181
ITIS 11660
NCBI 39581
WoRMS 145777
Also found in: AlgaeBase, MarLIN
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