Polysiphonia exilis

Polysiphonia exilis   Harvey

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Florideophyceae | Ceramiales | Rhodomelaceae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Epiphytic.  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Central Atlantic and the Pacific: Belize, Palau and Micronesia.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Short description Morphology

Pericentral cells: 8 to 10. Dark brown thalli with an extensive creeping system. Trichoblasts formed in radial sequence in erect and prostrate axes, with erect filaments arising cicatrigenously and more or less unilaterally from adaxial scar cells. Oblong spermatangial branches sometimes subtended by trichoblasts, which arise one per segment (Ref. 87158).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Occurs in outer fore reef ridges at depths around 20 m; epiphytic on Dictyota dichotoma (Ref. 87158).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Guiry, M.D. and G.M. Guiry. 2009. (Ref. 80701)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)


CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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