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RHODOPHYTA (red algae)
Polisiphonia arctica
Agardh, 1863
Lenght
: 5-25 cm
Width:
~200 um
Thallus
thin filiform, dull red, denseley branched, bushy. Pericentral cells 5-7. Litophyte and epiphyte. Growing in the depth of 3-30m, mainly in exposed localities. Occuring frequently, in some places abundant. arctic species.