Chylocladia verticillata
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| Chylocladia verticillata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Clade: | Archaeplastida |
| Division: | Rhodophyta |
| Class: | Florideophyceae |
| Order: | Rhodymeniales |
| Family: | Champiaceae |
| Genus: | Chylocladia |
| Species: | C. verticillata |
| Binomial name | |
| Chylocladia verticillata (Lightfoot) Bliding | |
Chylocladia verticillata is a medium-sized red marine alga.
Chylocladia verticillata is a marine alga which grows erect to a length of 30 cm from a disk-shaped holdfast. It branches in a whorled manner the thallus is hollow and shows constrictions at intervals, it is mucilaginous, gelatinous, and up to 5 mm broad. In colour it is pinkish or purple. The structure is multiaxial.[1][2]
