Acanthophora nayadiformis   (Delile) Papenfuss,  1968 (Algae)
Organism information awaits expert curation
Taxonomy
Kingdom:Plantae
Phylum:Rhodophyta
Class: Florideophyceae
Order:Ceramiales
Family:Rhodomelaceae
Description
Thallus form and type: Remiform and bushy

Occurrence: Intertidal rocks, coralline stones

Season: November-April

Plants dark red to pinkish red in color, 15 cm tall, attached with the substratum by rhizoids or a basal disc, axes 1-2 mm thick, erect, bushy, profusely and irregularly branched; main axes and principal branches covered sparingly with spines, spines pointing upwards; short branches or ramuli with solitary spines.
Synonym (s)
• Fucus nayadiformis Delile, 1813
(Homotypic synonym)
• Chondria delilei C. Agardh, 1822
(Heterotypic synonym)
• Acanthophora delilei Greville, 1830
(Heterotypic synonym)
• Acanthophora delilei J. V. Lamouroux, 1813
(Heterotypic synonym)
Common Name (s)
Economic Importance and Threats
Ecology
Habitat:  Rocky
Biogeography


• INDIA
• KUWAIT
• Lakshadweep INDIA
• PAKISTAN
• SRI LANKA
• Maharashtra, Mumbai INDIA
• Gujarat INDIA
• Gujarat, Veraval INDIA
• Gujarat, Saurashtra INDIA
• Gujarat, Veraval INDIA
• Gujarat, Shivrajpur INDIA
• Gujarat, Porbandar 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
  • TAU Herbarium(TELA): National collection of marine and freshwater plants Available at - http://www.tau.ac.il/lifesci/botany/USR/lipkin/Herbarium/
  • (2006) Algaebase Available at - http://www.algaebase.org/
  • Sahoo, D; Nivedita and Debasish (2001) Seaweeds of Indian coast S. B. Nangia, A. P. H. Publishing Corporation, New Delhi 283 pp Available at - NIO, Goa
  • 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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