Drachiella

Drachiella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
(unranked):	Archaeplastida
Phylum:	Rhodophyta
Class:	Rhodophyceae
Order:	Delesseriaceae
Family:	Schizoserideae
Genus:	Drachiella
Synonyms
Myriogramme Aglaophyllum Halymenia Haraldiophyllum Myriogramme Nitophyllum [1]

Drachiella is a genus of marine red alga.^[2] It has scaly thickenings; also "rhizoids fringing openings".^[3] It is found below the kelp zone in areas exposed to moderate wave action; it is irrideccent, and consistes of a short, narrow stipe broadening into midribless thalli which reach 7cm in length.^[4] Drachiella exhibits diffuse intercalary and marginal growth, and rhizoids are common along the margins, which it uses for anchorage.^[5] Pit connections often link adjoining cells.^[5]

References

1. ^ http://zipcodezoo.com/Key/Drachiella_Genus.asp
2. ^ Lin, S.M.E.I; Lewis, J. E.; Fredericq, S. (2002). "Drachiella liaoii sp. Nov., a new member of the Schizoserideae (Delesseriaceae, Rhodophyta) from Taiwan and the Philippines". European Journal of Phycology 37 (1): 93–102. doi:10.1017/S0967026201003511. http://journals.cambridge.org/abstract_S0967026201003511. 
3. ^ Lee, R.E. (2008). Phycology, 4th edition. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521638838. 
4. ^ Basic information for Drachiella spectabilis (A red seaweed)
5. ^ ^{a b} Lin, SHOWE-MEI; Lewis, Jane E.; Fredericq, Suzanne (2002). "Drachiella liaoii sp. nov., a new member of the Schizoserideae (Delesseriaceae, Rhodophyta) from Taiwan and the Philippines". European Journal of Phycology 37: 93. doi:10.1017/S0967026201003511. http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/ftinterface~content=a714029879~fulltext=713240930.