Acrochaetium efflorescens

Taxobox
unranked_phylum = Archaeplastida
phylum = Rhodophyta
classis = Rhodophyceae
ordo = Acrochaetiales
familia = Acrochaetiaceae
genus = "Acrochaetium"
species = "A. efflorescens"
binomial = "Acrochaetium efflorescens"
binomial_authority = (J.Agardh) Nageli

"Acrochaetium efflorescens" is a small marine red alga. It is a small alga with erect filaments and spiral shaped plastids. The base is multicellular. The species shows an alternation of generations with both tetrasporic and gametophytic stages. It is found in the North Atlantic and has been recorded as an epiphyte on "Cystoclonium purpureum".citation
last1 = Clayden | first1 = S.L.
last2 = Saunders | first2 = G.W.
year = 2008
title = Resurrecting the Red Algal Genus "Grania" within the order Acrochaetiales (Florideophyceae, Rhodophyta).
journal = Eur. J. Phycol
volume = 43
issue = 2
pages = 151–162
doi = 10.1080/09670260801896630]

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