Phymatolithon lenormandii

Phymatolithon lenormandii
Scientific classification
Clade:	Archaeplastida
Division:	Rhodophyta
Class:	Florideophyceae
Order:	Corallinales
Family:	Hapalidiaceae
Genus:	Phymatolithon
Species:	P. lenormandii
Binomial name
	Phymatolithon lenormandii; (Areschoug) W.H.Adey

Phymatolithon lenormandii is a common red alga.

Description

Phymatolithon lenormandii is a thin alga growing encrusting as a thin flat chalky thallus clearly without branches. The thallus grows to 0.6 mm ^[1] thick with a smooth surface. In colour it is mauvish or pinkish^[2] like a thin painted surface forming a patchwork when meeting other incrusting algae.^[3]

Habitat

Common, epilithic on rock and shells in the literal and sublittoral to a depth of 30m, growing best in shady sites.^[2]^[4]

Reproduction

Monecious or dioecious with conceptacles, carpospogonia and tetrasporangial conceptacles forming raised chambers.^[2]

Distribution

Common around Ireland, Great Britain, Isle of Man and the Channel Isles.^[5] In Europe it is recorded from Norway to the Mediterranean. World-wide from Canada USA Mexico, Japan and southern America.^[2]

References

^ Newton, L. 1931 A Handbook of the British Seaweeds. British Museum
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Irvine M.Irvine and Chamberlain, Y.M. 1994 Seaweeds of the British Isles Volume 1 Rhodophyta Part 2B Corallinales, Hildenbrandiales The Natural History Museum, London ISBN 0113100167
^ Bunker, F.StP. D., Brodie, J.A., Maggs, C.A. and Bunker, A.R. 2017. Seaweeds of Britain and Ireland Second Edition.p34 Wild Nature Press, Plymouth .ISBN 978-0-9955673-3-7
^ Dickinson, C.I. 1963 British Seaweeds The Kew Series
^ Hardy, F.G. and Guiry, M.D. 2003. A Check-list and Atlas of the Seaweeds of Britain and Ireland. British Phycological Society,ISBN 0952711516

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[1] Newton, L. 1931 A Handbook of the British Seaweeds. British Museum

[Irvine94-2] Irvine M.Irvine and Chamberlain, Y.M. 1994 Seaweeds of the British Isles Volume 1 Rhodophyta Part 2B Corallinales, Hildenbrandiales The Natural History Museum, London ISBN 0113100167

[3] Bunker, F.StP. D., Brodie, J.A., Maggs, C.A. and Bunker, A.R. 2017. Seaweeds of Britain and Ireland Second Edition.p34 Wild Nature Press, Plymouth .ISBN 978-0-9955673-3-7

[4] Dickinson, C.I. 1963 British Seaweeds The Kew Series

[5] Hardy, F.G. and Guiry, M.D. 2003. A Check-list and Atlas of the Seaweeds of Britain and Ireland. British Phycological Society,ISBN 0952711516

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