Ceramium pallidum is a small marine alga. It occurs in waters off of Europe and Africa (Morocco).[1]
| Ceramium pallidum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| (unranked): | Archaeplastida |
| Division: | Rhodophyta |
| Class: | Florideophyceae |
| Order: | Ceramiales |
| Family: | Ceramiaceae |
| Genus: | Ceramium |
| Species: | C. pallidum |
| Binomial name | |
| Ceramium pallidum (Nägeli ex Kützing) Maggs & Hommersand | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Trichoceras pallidum Kützing | |
Description
Ceramium pallidum is a small filamentous, regularly branched delicate alga.[2] The axes can reach 12 cm long and are attached by multicellular rhizoids. The structure is basically of a monosiphonous axis and erect branches with strongly inrolled apices. The segments are either fully corticate or ecorticate at the internodes which gives a banded appearance.[3]
Reproduction
The gametophytes are dioecious or monoecious. Spermatangial sori occur on young axes and cystocarps contain numerous carposporangia. The tetrasporangia occur in whorls on the younger branches.[3]
Habitat
Epiphytic on other algae in the littoral zone as well as the sublittoral.[3]
Distribution
Recorded from the coasts of Great Britain, Ireland, France, the Netherlands, Norway, Portogal, Spain (including the Canary Islands), and Morocco.[1][3]