Vertebrata fruticulosa
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| Vertebrata fruticulosa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Clade: | Archaeplastida |
| Division: | Rhodophyta |
| Class: | Florideophyceae |
| Order: | Ceramiales |
| Family: | Rhodomelaceae |
| Genus: | Vertebrata |
| Species: | V. fruticulosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Vertebrata fruticulosa (Wulfen) Kuntze | |
Vertebrata fruticulosa[1](Boergeseniella fruticulosa (Wulfen) Kylin)[2] is a small marine alga in the Division Rhodophyta.
Vertebrata fruticulosa is a small branched alga growing to 15 cm long. The erect axes are surrounded by 11 to 12 pericentral cells all of the same length. Cortication of small cells cover these branches. They are attached by rhizoids.[2] Very similar to Vertebrata thuyoides and certain other species of Polysiphonia.[1][2]
Reproduction
There are male and female plants. Spermatangial branches grow near the apices of the young branches. Cystocarps are sessile. Tetraspores are formed near the ends of the branches distorting it into a spiral shape.[2]