Division Rhodophyta Order Bonnemaisoniales Rank Species | Class Florideophyceae Family Bonnemaisoniaceae Scientific name Asparagopsis armata | |
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Similar Asparagopsis, Asparagopsis taxiformis, Bonnemaisoniales, Bonnemaisoniaceae, Forkweed |
Asparagopsis armata is a marine red algae species. It was first described in 1855 by Harvey, who found the algae on the Western Australian coast. Native to the Southern hemisphere, it has been introduced to the Northeastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.

Its life cycle has two distinct phases:




References
Asparagopsis armata Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA