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Scientific Name: Hypnea pannosa J.Agardh, 1847
English Name: Blue hypnea,Blue hypnea, Gulot, Lumi cevata, Tattered sea moss
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known
Photo: AlgaeBase
Classification:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Rhodophyta
Class: Florideophyceae
Order: Gigartinales
Family: Cystocloniaceae
Description:
Thallus is a strong, wiry, bushy plant that grows in dense, low mats or in tightly packed clumps. Branches with a diameter of 1-3 mm, cylindrical to slightly compressed, joined by tiny adhesive cushions. Branch tips taper to sharp ends; spine- or spur-like, many, developing in any direction. Initially cushion-like, holdfast is mostly secured to nearby branches by pads. Dark to light purple-red in hue, with iridescence that can occasionally be blue or green.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
St. Martins Island (Islam 1976, Silva et al. 1996)
Environment:
Marine
Other References:
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
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Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
IUCN conservation status:
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