Florideophyceae |
Ceramiales |
Rhodomelaceae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Epiphytic. Tropical
Western Indian Ocean and Western Central Atlantic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
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).
Occurs in reef ridges at depth between 10 to 25 m. Epiphytic on Dictyota (Ref. 87158).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Guiry, M.D. and G.M. Guiry. 2009. (Ref. 80701)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 10.5 - 24.5, mean 23.3 (based on 100 cells).