Bangia
autopurpurea
var. fuscopurpurea
(Dillwyn) C.Agardh
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Bangiales
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Bangiaceae
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Bangia
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Bangia
autopurpurea
var. fuscopurpurea (Dillwyn)
C.Agardh
Characteristics
Plants
gregarious, the filaments broadly attached, softly slippery and to
0.5 - 2.0 dm long, 20 - 200 micron diameter aor somewhat thicker;
plant pale yellowish brown to generally brownish purple; the filaments
at first slightly tapered towards the base, the cells with single,
radially lobes chromatophores; uniseriate, the segments equal to the
diameter or to 0.25 - 0.33 as long, becoming quaternetely and then
more extensively radially divided, resulting in thick, somewhat torulose
and constricted filaments.
Distribution
: Malvan, (Maharashtra); Goa, Karwar (Karnataka), Kerala
Ecological
status : Intertidal zone.
IUCN
status :LR
Uses
: as salad
Culture/Cultivation
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