Alsidium helminthochorton   (Schwendimann) Kützing, 1843

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

Florideophyceae | Ceramiales | Rhodomelaceae

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

Sessile.  Subtropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Mediterranean Sea.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 5.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. )

Short description Morphology

Thallus drawn up, constituted of a maine cylindrical axis measuring 0.5 to 1 mm in diameter; main branches measures 150to 180 micrometer in diameter; trichoblasts present (Ref. 87937).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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

Trigenetic cycle having isomorphous gametophyte and sporophyte; cystocarp globulous enclosing a carpostome; tetrasporophyte divided in tetrahedral manner (Ref. 87937).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

MarineSpecies.org. 2050. (Ref. 3477)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

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Estimates based on models

Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

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