Polysiphonia denudata

Polysiphonia denudata (Dillwyn) Greville ex Harvey

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Family:	Rhodomelaceae ()
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Environment:	epiphytic; marine
Distribution:	Western Indian Ocean and Western Central Atlantic.
Diagnosis:	Pericentral cells: less than 6. Dark red thalli, with erect filaments dichotomously branched. Widely divergent branced; decumbent in older parts and attached to substratum. Spherical pericarps (Ref. 87158).
Biology:	Occurs in reef ridges at depth between 10 to 25 m. Epiphytic on Dictyota (Ref. 87158).
IUCN Red List Status:	Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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