Asparagopsis armata
| Asparagopsis armata | |
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| (Diplodus vulgaris). In the background, Asparagopsis armata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| (unranked): | Archaeplastida |
| Division: | Rhodophyta |
| Class: | Florideophyceae |
| Order: | Bonnemaisoniales |
| Family: | Bonnemaisoniaceae |
| Genus: | Asparagopsis |
| Species: | A. armata |
| Binomial name | |
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Asparagopsis armata Harvey |
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| Synonyms | |
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Falkenbergia rufolanosa |
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Falkenbergia rufolanosa
Asparagopsis armata is a marine red algae species. It was first described in 1855 by Harvey, who found the algae on the Western Australian coast. Native to the Southern hemisphere, it has been introduced to the Northeastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
Its life cycle has two distinct phases:
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