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Classification: |
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Asperococcus J.V. Lamouroux 1813; 7 of 65 species descriptions are currently accepted taxonomically (Guiry and Guiry 2016). Order Ectocarpales; Family Chordariaceae |
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Morphology: |
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Sporophytes tubular and attached with a basal holdfast, kholow, up to 50 cm tall and 2-20 mm in diameter. Unilocular or plurilocular sporangia. Gametophytes are microscopic (Dawes and Mathieson 2008). |
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References: |
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Dawes, C.J. and A.C. Mathieson 2008. Seaweeds of Florida. University Press of Florida (592 pp). Guiry, M.D., and G.M. Guiry 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 January 2016. Lamouroux, J.V.F. 1813. Essai sur les genres de la famille des thalassiophytes non articulées. Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris 20: 21-47, 115-139, 267-293, pls 7-13.
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