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Soranthera ulvoidea Postels & Ruprecht, 1840
True to its common name "studded sea balloons" are pale green to olive, ovoid sacs 3–5 cm in diameter with small brown bumps on the surface. The bumpy 'studs' are the sori, which produce the zoosporangia.The sori are darker and measure 1 mm in diameter.
This borwn alga is usually found in muddy or brackish water. It is an epiphyte on species of Neorhodomela and Odonthalia.
Synonymised names:
Asperococcus ulvoides (Postels & Ruprecht) Ruprecht, 1850 (synonym)
Direct children (1):
Forma Soranthera ulvoidea f. difformis Setchell & N.L.Gardner, 1903
True to its common name "studded sea balloons" are pale green to olive, ovoid sacs 3–5 cm in diameter with small brown bumps on the surface. The bumpy 'studs' are the sori, which produce the zoosporangia.The sori are darker and measure 1 mm in diameter.
This borwn alga is usually found in muddy or brackish water. It is an epiphyte on species of Neorhodomela and Odonthalia.
Synonymised names:
Asperococcus ulvoides (Postels & Ruprecht) Ruprecht, 1850 (synonym)
Direct children (1):
Forma Soranthera ulvoidea f. difformis Setchell & N.L.Gardner, 1903






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