Algal factsheet: Bostrychia (Rhodomelaceae)
Diagnostic features
Branched filamentous rhodophyte. Stems and branches are multiseriate, and the branch tips are often distinctively curled up. May be pink or red-brown. The main stem attaches by a holdfast to submerged objects.Typical habitats
Most common in coastal sites with some seawater intrusionClassification
Kingdom | Plantae |
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Phylum | Rhodophyta |
Subphylum | Rhodophytina |
Class | Florideophyceae |
Order | Ceramiales |
Family | Rhodomelaceae |
Common name | Red algae |