Division Rhodophyta Order Corallinales Rank Genus | Class Florideophyceae Family Corallinaceae | |
Similar Mesophyllum, Hapalidiaceae, Spongites yendoi, Phymatolithon |
Synarthrophyton is a genus of thalloid red algae comprising eight species. The monomerous, crustose thalli are composed of a single system of filaments which grow close to the underlying surface. Synarthrophyton reproduces by means of flask-shaped multiporate conceptacles; it produces tetraspores and dispores. Mucus plugs the opening of young conceptacles, which open as they mature.
Species
The valid species currently considered to belong to this genus are:
References
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