Pleonosporium polymorphum   Itono,  1971 (Algae)
Organism information awaits expert curation
Taxonomy
Kingdom:Plantae
Phylum:Rhodophyta
Class: Florideophyceae
Order:Ceramiales
Family:Wrangeliaceae
Description
Thallus form and type: Filamentous and bushy

Substratum: Intertidal rocks

Occurrence: Infra littoral fringe and sub littoral zone

Season: July-November

Plants oink dark color, 5-6 cm tall, epiphytic, attached by many rhizoids arising from the basal parts of the erect axes; erect axis about 120 micro meter or more thick at the basal parts and thinner above; branching alternate, distichous, single un-branched filaments arising in the lower cells of the branches, these un-branched filaments growing downwards; cystocarps globular in shape, naked or with rudimentary involucral filaments.
Synonym (s)
• Pleonosporium polymorphum Itono, 1971
• Mesothamnion polymorphum (Itono) Itono, 1977
(Homotypic synonym)
Common Name (s)
Economic Importance and Threats
Ecology
Habitat:  Rocky
Biogeography


• INDIA
• Gujarat, Okha INDIA
Literature Source(s)
  • Silva, PC; Basson, PW and Moe, RL (1996) Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean University of California Press 79 1259 pp Available at - NIO, Goa
  • Society for the Management of European Biodiversity Data (2009) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Available at - http://www.marinespecies.org
  • (2006) Algaebase Available at - http://www.algaebase.org/
  • Jha B, Reddy C.R.K, Thakur M C and Rao M (2009) Seaweeds of India The Diversity and Distribution of seaweeds of Gujarat Coast Springer 211pp Available at - NIO
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