''Synarthrophyton'' is a genus of thalloid
red algae
Red algae, or Rhodophyta (, ; ), are one of the oldest groups of eukaryotic algae. The Rhodophyta also comprises one of the largest phyla of algae, containing over 7,000 currently recognized species with taxonomic revisions ongoing. The majority ...
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
conceptacle
Conceptacles are specialized cavities of marine and freshwater algae that contain the reproductive organs. They are situated in the receptacle and open by a small ostiole.Boney, A.D. (1969). ''A Biology of Marine Algae''. Hutchinson Educational L ...
s; 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''
References
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Corallinaceae
Red algae genera
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