Scientific Name: Gelidium pusillum (Stackhouse) Le Jolis, 1863
English Name: Dwarf gelidium,Hai-Tengusa (Bangladesh, India, Hawaii)
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known
Classification:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Rhodophyta
Class: Florideophyceae
Order: Gelidiales
Family: Gelidiaceae
Description:
Cartilaginous, turf-forming, with minute mollusks and shell fragments mixed in, growing from a broad creeping base. erect, flattened fronds that are 2–10 mm high, 0.5-2 mm width, and resemble leaves. Red that is purplish or blackish in hue.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
St. Martins Island (Silva et al. 1996, Ahmed et al. 2009)
Environment:
Marine
References:
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
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Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
IUCN conservation status:
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