Centroceras clavulatum
Range and Habitat 5
Range
Centroceras clavulatum is widespread in warm and temperate waters around the world, but in the Pacific coast of North America it is found from San Fransisco, California (USA) through Mexico and Latin America.
Habitat
C. clavulatum is found in the mid to lower intertidal zone, and is often growing epiphytically on other algae.
Morphology and Identification 6
Morphology and Identification
Centroceras clavulatum has a non-hollow thallus, that grows in along with other algae as turf; typically 1-5 cm tall. It is hairlike in dense clumps. It has dichotomous branches with encircling cellular bands. The tips of branches curve inward forming small pincher/clawlike tips at the end of filaments and there are tiny spines found at each band/segment.
Sources and Credits
- (c) Stephanie Taylor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Stephanie Taylor
- (c) brihong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
- (c) 2010 Moorea Biocode, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=362903&one=T
- (c) cppmarinebotany1, all rights reserved
- (c) B Claire Arre, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
- Adapted by B Claire Arre from a work by (c) Bryan Jason Quintero, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
More Info
- iNat taxon page
- Atlas of Living Australia
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- Calflora
- CalPhotos
- Flora Digital de Portugal
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
- New Zealand Plant Conservation Network
- SEINet Symbiota portals
- Tropicos
iNat Map
| Common name | Red Algae |
|---|---|
| Region | Channel Islands North, Channel Islands South, Government Point to Mexico, San Francisco to Government Point |
