Ficoflora Los Roques Archipelago N.P.
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Acrothamnion butlerae  (F.S. Collins) Kylin

phylum Rhodophyta › clase Florideophyceae › orden Ceramiales › familia Ceramiaceae

New record for Los Roques Archipelago National Park

Description

Algae with prostrate and erect portions, filamentous, epiphytic, 0.5-1 cm tall, pink, attached to the substrate by unicellular rhizoids. Branching opposite and determinate. Secondary branches pinnate, of unequal growth, up to 3 cells long. Axial cells rectangular, 115-130 µm wide and 200-350 µm long. Terminal cell of the pinnules transformed into a conspicuous gland cell, 40-45 µm wide and 55-60 µm long.

Geographic and Ecological Information

Collected for the project at


  1. 1. Cayo Gran Roque

    Geographic coordinates: 11º 57' 16.4'' N, 66º 41' 32.1'' W   •   UTM coordinates: 751323 E, 1322578 N
    Submerged reef, 22.5 m deep, strong current.


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References


Abbott, I.A. 1999. Marine red algae of the Hawaiian Islands. Honolulu, Hawaii: Bishop Museum Press 477 pp.


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