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Scientific Name: Halymenia dilatata Zanardini, 1851
English Name: Dragons breath algae
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known
Photo: AlgaeBase
Classification:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Rhodophyta
Class: Florideophyceae
Order: Halymeniales
Family: Halymeniaceae
Description:
The thallus is gelatinous-membranous, joined by a thin scutate disc. It can be sessile or quickly stipitate, and has a broad, transversely extended blade that is 10–20 (–40) cm wide, undulate-curled, simple or lobed, and has a reniform base. Cortex narrow, with three to five layers of cells; outermost cells resembling rabbit ears; medullary filaments extending in different directions, containing stellate cells that are extremely reflective. spermatangial sori enveloping the thallus’s edges. Size: 350–400?m thick, 10-15 cm tall. Greenish-purplish-red with hints of purple.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
St. Martins Island (Ahmed et al. 2009)
Environment:
Marine
Other References:
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
IUCN conservation status:
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