Antithamnion defectum

Dwarf skein

Authority: Kylin

Thallus is small, to 2 cm (0.8 in) tall, uniaxial, with paired opposite pectinate branchlets and the occasional indeterminate branch, which lacks an opposite branch (the "defect" giving the species its specific epithet). The basal cell of all branches and branchlets is distinctly smaller than other cells of the branch.

Habitat

Low intertidal and subtidal, often epiphytic.

North Pacific Distribution

Prince William Sound, Alaska, to Mexico [records from China, Japan and Russia require verification]

References

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Last updated December 26, 2010

Antithamnion defectum

Habitat

North Pacific Distribution

References

Photos

Antithamnion defectum Dwarf skein

Antithamnion defectum Dwarf skein