Vertebrata simulans
| Vertebrata simulans | |
|---|---|
|   | |
| Scientific classification   | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Clade: | Archaeplastida | 
| Division: | Rhodophyta | 
| Class: | Florideophyceae | 
| Order: | Ceramiales | 
| Family: | Rhodomelaceae | 
| Genus: | Vertebrata | 
| Species: | V. simulans | 
| Binomial name | |
| Vertebrata simulans (Harvey) Kuntze | |
| Synonyms | |
| Polysiphonia simulans Harvey | |
Vertebrata simulans (Polysiphonia simulans) Harvey[1] is a small densely branched alga in the Division Rhodophyta.
Description
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
Generally epiphytic at the low littoral.[1]