| Family: |
Rhodomelaceae () |
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| Environment: |
epiphytic; marine |
| Distribution: |
Western Indian Ocean and Western Central Atlantic. |
| Diagnosis: |
Pericentral cells: less than 6. Dark red thalli, with erect filaments dichotomously branched. Widely divergent branced; decumbent in older parts and attached to substratum. Spherical pericarps (Ref. 87158). |
| Biology: |
Occurs in reef ridges at depth between 10 to 25 m. Epiphytic on Dictyota (Ref. 87158). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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| Threat to humans: |
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