Gelidium micropterum Kutzing

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Family
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Gelidiales
Gelidiaceae
Gelidium

Gelidium micropterum Kutzing

Characteristics

Copiously branched plants, about 1 cm high. The diameter of the cells vary from 30-40 micron near the base to 8-10 micron at the tip, growth is diffuse; thin rhizoidal filaments may develop from the upper part of the main branches.

Distribution : Gujarat,Malvan, Ratnagiri,( Maharashtra ),Goa, karwar, Honawar, Bhatkal, (Karnataka) .

Ecological status : Intertidal zone,

IUCN status :NE

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