Vertebrata simulans (Polysiphonia simulans) Harvey[1] is a small densely branched alga in the Division Rhodophyta.
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Scientific classification 
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| (unranked): | Archaeplastida |
| Division: | Rhodophyta |
| Class: | Florideophyceae |
| Order: | Ceramiales |
| Family: | Rhodomelaceae |
| Genus: | Vertebrata |
| Species: | V. simulans
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| Binomial name | |
| Vertebrata simulans (Harvey) Kuntze
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| Synonyms | |
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Polysiphonia simulans Harvey | |
Description edit
This small marine algae grows to a height of no more than 8 cm. the branches are dense forming tufts. It does not show a clear main axis. The central axes is surrounded by 10 to 12 pericentral cells all of the same length and is without cortication. The branches are irregularly arranged.[1]
Habitat edit
References edit
- ^ a b c Seaweeds of the British Isles. Volume 1V Rhodophyta, part 3A Ceramiales. The Natural History Museum, London. ISBN 0-11-310045-0