Synarthrophyton


Synarthrophyton is a genus of thalloid red algae comprising eight species. The monomerous, crustose thalli are composed of a single system of filaments which grow close to the underlying surface. Synarthrophyton reproduces by means of flask-shaped multiporate conceptacles; it produces tetraspores and dispores. Mucus plugs the opening of young conceptacles, which open as they mature.

Species

The valid species currently considered to belong to this genus are:
  • S. chejuensis
  • S. eckloniae
  • S. magellanicum
  • S. munimentum
  • S. patena
  • S. robbenense
  • S. schielianum
  • ''S. schmitzii''