Grateloupia
lithophila
Borgesen
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Order
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Family
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Genus
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Cryptonemiales
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Corynomorphaceae
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Grateloupia
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Grateloupia
lithophila
Borgesen
Characteristics
Plant
in dense tufts on hard substratum; thallus flat simpne or irregularly
divided, 10 - 15 cm long, 0.5 - 2 cm broad, linear lanceolate tapering
from the middle to both the ends, sinuate and undulating; upper ends
of the fronds, truncate becoming more or less broadly rounded; proliferation
arising from upper end and from the sides of fronds; section of thallus
with a central medullory and peripheral cortical potion; cortical
portion of short dichotomously branched filaments; cells of medullary
region adjoining cortex, about the same size as cells of cortex, regular
in shape; tetrasporangia are celled, scattered over the surface of
the thallus; cystocarp sunk in the thallus.
Distribution
: Maharashtra, Goa, Honawar, Bhatkal (Karnataka)
Ecological
status : Intertidal zone.
IUCN
status :NE
Uses
:
Culture/Cultivation
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