Vertebrata thuyoides
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| Vertebrata thuyoides | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Clade: | Archaeplastida |
| Division: | Rhodophyta |
| Class: | Florideophyceae |
| Order: | Ceramiales |
| Family: | Rhodomelaceae |
| Genus: | Vertebrata |
| Species: | V. thuyoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Vertebrata thuyoides (Harvey) Kuntze | |
Vertebrata thuyoides[1] (Boergeseniella thuyoides (Harvey in Mackay) Kylin)[2] is a small marine algae in the Division Rhodophyta.
Vertebrata thuyoides is a small marine algae growing to 15 cm high in dense tufts of erect branches borne alternately and in one plane. The erect branches have 8 to 10 pericentral cells surrounding the central axis and are all of the same length. The whole plant is corticated, and is attached by rhizoids. It is very similar to Vertebrata fruticulosa.[2][1] Pterosiphonia complanata is similar but can be distinguished by having 5 pericentral around the central cells of the axes.[1]
Distribution
Common in the British Isles on the southern coasts and Orkney. Also recorded from Morocco and the Mediterranean. [2]
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