Rhodothamniella
| Rhodothamniella floridula |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Division: |
Rhodophyta |
| Class: |
Florideophyceae |
| Order: |
Palmariales |
| Family: |
Rhodothamniellaceae |
| Genus: |
Rhodothamniella |
| Species: |
R. floridula |
| Binomial name |
Rhodothamniella floridula
(Dillwyn) Feldmann |
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| Synonyms |
- Conferva floridula Dillwyn
- Audouinella floridula (Dillwyn) Woelkerling
- Callithamnion floridulum (Dillwyn) Lyngbye
- Ceramium floridulum (Dillwyn) Agardh
- Chromastrum floridulum (Dillwyn) Papenfuss
- Kylinia floridula (Dillwyn) Papenfuss
- Rhodochorton floridulum (Dillwyn) Nägeli
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Rhodothamniella floridula is a small red seaweed detectable more easily with the feet than with the eyes. It thrives only where sand and rock occur together: anchored to the rock, it accumulates sand to form a slightly soft irregular carpet a centimetre or so in thickness. Although the surface is a dull red colour, in cross section the appearance is of a miniature sand dune with no visible algal component. Unable to stand significant desiccation, it prefers locations from the mid-shore downwards.
It is to be found on most suitable shorelines around Britain and northern Europe.
| Picture of Rhodothamniella |
| Picture of Rhodothamniella |
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