Ceramium
| Ceramium | |
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| Ceramium virgatum | |
Scientific classification 
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| (unranked): | Archaeplastida |
| Division: | Rhodophyta |
| Class: | Florideophyceae |
| Order: | Ceramiales |
| Family: | Ceramiaceae |
| Genus: | Ceramium Blume |
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Ceramium is a genus of Ceramium algae (or Rhodophyta). It is a large genus with at least 15 species in the British Isles.[1]
The fully corticated group previously referred to as Ceramium rubrum, an illegitimate name, is represented, in the British Isles by: Ceramium pallidum, Ceramium botryocarpum, Ceramium nodulosum and Ceramium secundatum.[1][2]
Description
All species of Ceramium are small algae growing to no more than 30 cm (12 in) in length. They consist of a terete
Reproduction
The species is
Distribution
British Isles
England and Wales: Pembroke, Hampshire, Dorset, Devon and Cornwall, Sussex, Lincoln to Kent, Norfolk also the Channel Isles. Ireland: Cork, Kerry, Clare, Mayo, Waterford, Dublin, Donegal,[5] Antrim and Down.[1][2]World
Some species are probably cosmopolitan. Widely in north-west Atlantic, Iceland, Norway to Spain, Denmark, Netherlands, France, Portugal, Mediterranean, Azores, Canary Islands, Cape Verde Islands, USA - Newfoundland to New York, Australia.[1]
References
- ^ ISBN 0-11-310045-0
- ^ ISBN 0-900761-28-8
- ^ Newton, L. 1931. A Handbook of the British Seaweeds. British Museum (Natural History)
- ISBN 978-0-9955673-3-7
- ^ Morton, O. 2003. The marine macroalgae of County Donegal, Ireland. Bulletin of the Irish Biogeographical Society 27:3 - 164
External links
- https://web.archive.org/web/20060503234440/http://www.mbari.org/staff/conn/botany/reds/Ceramium/index.htm
- http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/ReefAlgae/ceramium.htm
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