Nemalion helminthoides
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| Nemalion helminthoides | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Clade: | Archaeplastida |
| Division: | Rhodophyta |
| Class: | Florideophyceae |
| Order: | Nemaliales |
| Family: | Nemaliaceae |
| Genus: | Nemalion |
| Species: | N. helminthoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Nemalion helminthoides (Velley) Batters | |
| Synonyms | |
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Mesogloia hudsonii | |
Nemalion helminthoides is a small marine alga in the division Rhodophyta.
This is a fairly large erect alga which grows to no more than 0.4 m long. The frond is erect with a solid axis. It is very mucilaginous and has few branches which are elongate growing from a discoid base. The central strand is composed of filaments intricately entangled.[1]
Habitat
Reproduction
The life-history is not fully confirmed. However carpospores and tetrasporangia have been recorded.[1]