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This small marine algae grows lightly encrusting as a thin plant epiphytic on other algae growing to 5 cm in diameter. Conceptacles small but raised and visible.<ref name="Irvine 94">Irvine, L. and Chamberlain, Y.M. 1994. ''Seaweeds of the British Isles. Volume 1 Rhodophyta Part 2B Corallinales, Hildenbrandiales'' The Natural History Museum, London. {{ISBN|0-11310016-7}}</ref> |
This small marine algae grows lightly encrusting as a thin plant epiphytic on other algae growing to 5 cm in diameter. [[Conceptacles]] small but raised and visible.<ref name="Irvine 94">Irvine, L. and Chamberlain, Y.M. 1994. ''Seaweeds of the British Isles. Volume 1 Rhodophyta Part 2B Corallinales, Hildenbrandiales'' The Natural History Museum, London. {{ISBN|0-11310016-7}}</ref> |
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Melobesia membranacea (Esper) Lamouroux is a small marine alga encrusting on the surface of other algae. In the division of the Rhodophyta.
Description
This small marine algae grows lightly encrusting as a thin plant epiphytic on other algae growing to 5 cm in diameter. Conceptacles small but raised and visible.[1]
Reproduction
Carposporangial and tetrasporangial conceptacles are common.[1]
Habitat
Very common growing ephitically on other algae in the littoral and sublittoral on Mastocarpus stellatus, Chondrus and other algae.[1]
Distribution
Common all around the British Isles in including the Isle of Man and the Shetland Islands.[2] Holland to Cape Verde Isles, Mediterranean, Canada, East coast United States of America, Australia, New Zealand.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Irvine, L. and Chamberlain, Y.M. 1994. Seaweeds of the British Isles. Volume 1 Rhodophyta Part 2B Corallinales, Hildenbrandiales The Natural History Museum, London. ISBN 0-11310016-7
- ^ Hardy, F.G. and Guiry, M.D. 2003. A Check-list and Atlas of the Seaweeds of Britain and Ireland. British Phycological Society ISBN 0-9527115-16