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Scientific Name: Kappaphycus alvarezii (Doty) Doty ex P.C.Silva, 1996
Synonym: Eucheuma cottonii (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Elkhorn sea moss,Cottoni, Elkhorn sea moss Agar agar palau
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known
Photo: AlgaeBase
Classification:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Rhodophyta
Class: Florideophyceae
Order: Gigartinales
Family: Solieriaceae
Description:
The seaweed Kappaphycus alvarezii is hard, meaty, and rough. The diameter of its coarse thalli is around 1/2 inch. The thalli are hefty, lack secondary branches close to the tips, and have primary axes that are generally straight. It has several sporadic and erratic branches, the majority of which are primary. Up to 2 meters tall, it is. shiny green to orange-yellow in hue.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
St. Martins Island
Environment:
Marine
Other References:
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
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Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
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