Sphaerococcus coronopifolius Stackhouse
Also known as Hematocelis fissurata Crouan frat.
Description: Narrow, compressed, two-edged,
cartilaginous, scarlet fronds, main axes dark brownish-red, to
300 mm long. Branching abundant, distichous, subdichotomous or
alternate, terminal branchlets acute, fringed with short
marginal proliferations. Tetrasporophyte is
Haematocelis fissurata, a thick crust with oily
fissures, with which it is sometimes found.
Similar species:
Plocamium cartilagineum.
Habitat: On rock, subtidal to 20 m., southern
and western shores, frequent. Decays very slowly, so not
uncommon in drift.
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