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Stalked leaf bearer

Phyllophora pseudoceranoides by Pierre-Louis Crouan (1798-1871) & Hippolyte-Marie Crouan (1802-1871) is licensed under PDM

Phyllophora pseudoceranoides by Pierre-Louis Crouan (1798-1871) & Hippolyte-Marie Crouan (1802-1871) is licensed under PDM

Phylum: RHODOPHYCOTA
Kindom: Plantae
Size: finger length 3-11 cm
Habitats: rock and boulders
Depth: 25 m
Sightings: 3

Description: It is a small leaf algae which is generally flattened and fan shaped, growing from a discoid holdfast forming a terete stipe with flattened branches dividing dichotomously as a blade with rounded apices. The medulla, the inner parts of the frond, is composed of large thick walled cells, closely packed become smaller towards the cortex. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyllophora_pseudoceranoides

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Stalked leaf bearer 2009-10-04

Stalked leaf bearer 1992-07-02

Stalked leaf bearer 2002-08-23