Palmophyllum crassum

Palmophyllum crassum
Scientific classification
Clade:	Viridiplantae
Phylum:	Prasinodermophyta
Class:	Palmophyllophyceae
Order:	Palmophyllales
Family:	Palmophyllaceae
Genus:	Palmophyllum
Species:	P. crassum
Binomial name
Palmophyllum crassum (Naccari 1828) Rabenhorst 1868
Synonyms
Palmella crassa Naccari, 1828 Chlorochytrium crassum(Naccari, 1828) Rabenhorst Palmophyllum flabellatum Kützing 1845 Palmophyllum gestroi Piccone 1879 Palmophyllum orbiculare Bornet ex Ardissone 1887 Palmophyllum crassum var. orbiculare (Bornet ex Ardissone 1887) Feldmann 1937 Palmophyllum crassum var. typicum Feldmann 1937 Palmophyllum crassum f. gestroi (Piccone 1879) Giaccone 1965

Palmophyllum crassum is a species of algae.^[1] It has a cosmopolitan distribution in deep seawater habitats.^[2]

Palmophyllum crassum grows in the form of thalli attached to substrates such as rocks and algae. The thalli are formed from spherical green cells in a gelatinous matrix.^[2]