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Researched by | Morvan Barnes | Refereed by | Admin |
Authority | (P.L.Crouan & H.M.Crouan) Denizot, 1968 | ||
Other common names | - | Synonyms | Cruoria cruoriaeformis |
Cruoria cruoriiformis is a non-coralline crustose red alga. When alive, its crusts are bright red in colour and have a velvety texture but become smooth and burgundy in colour when dry. Although very thin at the growing margins, the crusts of Cruoria cruoriiformis are typically 110-320 µm thick in the central regions. It is closely and firmly stuck to the substratum and may be up to 2 cm in diameter. At a microscopic level, the thallus takes its form as a single layer of radially-arranged basal cells, from each of which rises an erect filament.
Reproductive development is essentially very similar to Cruoria pellita, although key reproductive features such as the carposporangial dimensions and tetrasporangial dimensions are much smaller in Cruoria cruoriiformis. This was one of the bases for discounting early claims (Denizot, 1968) that Cruoria cruoriiformis and Cruoria pellita might be growth forms of the same species.
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Last Updated: 27/03/2008