Calliarthron tuberculosum
Summary 2
Calliarthron is a genus containing four species of thalloid intertidalalga. Specimens can reach around 30 cm in size. The thalli take a crustose form. The organisms lack secondary pit connections. Calliarthron reproduces by means of conceptacles; it produces tetraspores, dispores and carpospores. The genus has lignin and contains secondary cell walls, traits which are normally associated with the vascular plants. It is similar to the genus Bossiella.
Fuentes y créditos
- (c) Kathleen Dickey, todos los derechos reservados, subido por Kathleen Dickey
- (c) Wikipedia, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calliarthron
Más información
NaturaLista Mapa
| Phylum | Rhodophyta |
|---|---|
| Order | Corallinales |
| Species | tuberculosum |
| Genus | Calliarthron |
