Brown Algae
Common names: Dead man's fingers
Descriptions: Almost exclusively found in marine habitat.Brown algae have chlorophyll a and c. cell walls are composed of cellulose layer with polysaccharide. may reach up to 60 meters in length. and can form prominent underwater forests.
Taxonomy
kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Rhodophyta
Class: lorideophycidae
Order: Halymeniales
Family: Halymeniaxeae
Genus:Prionitis
Species: Lanceolata
Ecology
Interesting features- fronds of Macrocysitis may grow as much as 50 cm per day and the stripes can grow up to 6 cm per day.
relationships with other organisms- small species fead of algae in water and hide in algae.
incorrectly identified. What does macrocystis have to do in the ecology?
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