Photo: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
Classification:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Rhodophyta
Class: Florideophyceae
Order: Rhodymeniales
Family: Rhodymeniaceae
Description:
Although slick, the texture is also slightly solid and succulent. The surface of the blade is locally corrugated and uneven. The blade has transversely aligned struts but is otherwise largely hollow and filled with mucilage. The thallus is simple, foliose, and upright. When the specimen is squeezed, the color turns dull reddish-brown.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
St. Martins Island (Silva et al. 1996, Ahmed et al. 2009)