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Marine Species: Gigartina acicularis
(Roth) J.V. Lamouroux, 1813
Photographed by: Marta Alves
Taxonomy Structure
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Maxillopoda |
| Order: | Poecilostomatoida |
| Family: | Chondracanthidae |
| Genus: | Chondracanthus |
| Species: | Gigartina acicularis |
Species Data:
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| Common Name: | No common name |
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| Description: | Tallus composed by cylindrical axis, more or less long, very sharp and branch sized limbs. Creeping demeanour; it covers extense areas from the rocks. In areas of attenuated hydrodynamics, it constitutes the most superficial facies from the infralittoral floor; it can be discovered during the low-sea. In these circunstances, retained water among the stalks allows the existence of an accompanying fauna with infralittoral features. |
| Habitat: | Infralittoral. |
| Color: | Red-blacked tallus. |
| Dimensions: | Tallus, composed by cylindrical axis (1mm-3mm in diameter), more or less long. |
| Geographical Distribution: | Atlantic Ocean |
