| Schottera nicaeensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Clade: | Archaeplastida |
| Division: | Rhodophyta |
| Class: | Florideophyceae |
| Order: | Gigartinales |
| Family: | Phyllophoraceae |
| Genus: | Schottera |
| Species: | S. nicaeensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Schottera nicaeensis (J.V.Lamouroux ex Duby) Guiry & Hollenberg | |
Schottera nicaeensis is a species of red algae (Rhodophyta) similar to other small red algae particularly Phyllophora .
The thallus consists of short flat fronds rising from a prostrate terete branched holdfast and growing to a length of about 10 cm. It branches once or twice and bears terete proliferations at the tips. [1]
In Ireland, S. nicaeensis occurs in Portmuck, in Island Magee. [2] On the western shores of Great Britain, Portugal and in the Mediterranean. [1]
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