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'''''Sporolithon ptychoides''''' is a [[species]] of crustose red [[seaweed]] with a hard, calcareous skeleton in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Corallinaceae]]. It has a widespread distribution in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean. |
'''''Sporolithon ptychoides''''' is a [[species]] of crustose red [[seaweed]] with a hard, calcareous skeleton in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Corallinaceae]]. It has a widespread distribution in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean. |
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==Ecology== |
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This is one of several species of crustose red algae that form [[rhodolith]]s on the seabed. These red algae form clumps of calcareous material that resemble [[coral]]s but are not attached to the [[Substrate (biology)|substrate]]. They produce energy solely through [[photosynthesis]].<ref name=Rodríguez>{{cite book|author1=Riosmena-Rodríguez, Rafael |author2=Nelson, Wendy|author3=Aguirre, Julio |title=Rhodolith/Maërl Beds: A Global Perspective |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9ec4DQAAQBAJ&pg=PA305 |year=2016 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-3-319-29315-8 |pages=305}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 10:47, 23 May 2019
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Scientific classification 
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| (unranked): | Archaeplastida |
| Division: | Rhodophyta |
| Class: | Florideophyceae |
| Order: | Sporolithales |
| Family: | Sporolithaceae |
| Genus: | Sporolithon |
| Species: | S. ptychoides
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| Sporolithon ptychoides Heydrich, 1897 [1]
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Sporolithon ptychoides is a species of crustose red seaweed with a hard, calcareous skeleton in the family Corallinaceae. It has a widespread distribution in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean.
Ecology
This is one of several species of crustose red algae that form rhodoliths on the seabed. These red algae form clumps of calcareous material that resemble corals but are not attached to the substrate. They produce energy solely through photosynthesis.[2]
References
- ^ a b Guiry, Michael D. (2019). "Sporolithon ptychoides Heydrich, 1897". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ Riosmena-Rodríguez, Rafael; Nelson, Wendy; Aguirre, Julio (2016). Rhodolith/Maërl Beds: A Global Perspective. Springer. p. 305. ISBN 978-3-319-29315-8.