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Tolypiocladia glomerulata (C.Agardh) F.Schmitz

Reference
Schmitz & Falkenberg, Nat.Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] I(2):442 (1897)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current
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Scientific Description

Habit and structure. Thallus bushy, to 9 cm tall, deep red to brownish, irregularly branched, attached by a discoid holdfast and sometimes secondary holdfasts. Primary axes 250–350 µm broad [segment L:B 0.8–1.1], tapering to c. 150 µm near apices [segment L:B 0.3–0.5]. Determinate lateral branches to 300–600 µm long, corymbose, with acute apices and numerous simple trichoblasts. Structure uniaxial, with 4 pericentral cells, ecorticate. Trichoblasts to 1 mm long, basally with several short cells but primarily composed of elongate cells, 250–500 µm long, 20–25 µm diam.

Reproduction. Reproductive structures not observed.

Distribution. Widely distributed in the tropical Indian and western Pacific Oceans.

[After J.M. Huisman in Algae of Australia: Marine Benthic Algae of North-western Australia, 2. Red Algae: 528 (2018)]

John Huisman & Olga Nazarova, 3 August 2021

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Carnarvon, Dampierland, Geraldton Sandplains, Pilbara, Swan Coastal Plain.
IBRA Subregions
Cape Range, Geraldton Hills, Perth, Pindanland, Roebourne.
IMCRA Regions
Abrolhos Islands, Bonaparte Gulf, Cambridge-Bonaparte, Canning, Central West Coast, Kimberley, Leeuwin-Naturaliste, Ningaloo, Pilbara (nearshore), Pilbara (offshore), Shark Bay.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Broome, Carnarvon, Cockburn, Coorow, Dandaragan, Derby-West Kimberley, Exmouth, Greater Geraldton, Karratha, Shark Bay, Wyndham-East Kimberley.