Rhodothamniella

Rhodothamniella
Scientific classification
(unranked):	Archaeplastida
Division:	Rhodophyta
Class:	Florideophyceae
Order:	Palmariales
Family:	Rhodothamniellaceae
Genus:	Rhodothamniella; Feldmann
Species:	R. floridula
Binomial name
	Rhodothamniella floridula; (Dillwyn) Feldmann
Synonyms
	Conferva floridula Dillwyn; Audouinella floridula (Dillwyn) Woelkerling; Callithamnion floridulum (Dillwyn) Lyngbye; Ceramium floridulum (Dillwyn) Agardh; Chromastrum floridulum (Dillwyn) Papenfuss; Kylinia floridula (Dillwyn) Papenfuss; Rhodochorton floridulum (Dillwyn) Nägeli;

Rhodothamniella floridula is a small red seaweed detectable more easily with the feet than with the eyes.^[1] It thrives only where sand and rock occur together: anchored to the rock, it accumulates sand to form a slightly soft irregular carpet a centimetre or so in thickness. Although the surface is a dull red colour, in cross section the appearance is of a miniature sand dune with no visible algal component. Unable to stand significant desiccation, it prefers locations from the mid-shore downwards.

It is to be found on most suitable shorelines around Britain and northern Europe.^[2]

Picture of Rhodothamniella
Picture of Rhodothamniella

References[edit]

^ Knaggs, F.W.; Conway, E. (December 1964). "The life-history ofRhodochorton floridulum(Dillwyn) Näg". British Phycological Bulletin. 2 (5): 339–341. doi:10.1080/00071616400650091. ISSN 0374-6534.
^ Riley, K. (2005). "Rhodothamniella floridula. A red seaweed". plymsea.ac.uk. Retrieved 2023-01-29.

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[1] Knaggs, F.W.; Conway, E. (December 1964). "The life-history ofRhodochorton floridulum(Dillwyn) Näg". British Phycological Bulletin. 2 (5): 339–341. doi:10.1080/00071616400650091. ISSN 0374-6534.

[2] Riley, K. (2005). "Rhodothamniella floridula. A red seaweed". plymsea.ac.uk. Retrieved 2023-01-29.

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