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Nitophyllum

Nitophyllum punctatum

(Stackhouse) Greville, 1830

Not Reef Tank Suitable

Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank

Range: Northeast Atlantic (Ireland and Britain)

Natural Environment: An annual inhabitant in intertidal pools in winter and early spring and is seen in the subtidal (15 m) sediment surfaces and on bedrock in the lower parts of kelp forests from spring to mid-or late summer.

Aquarium Suitability: Not a tropical aquarium species.

Taxonomy:

    Kingdom: Plantae

    Phylum: Rhodophyta

    Class: Florideophyceae

    Order: Ceramiales

    Family: Delesseriaceae

    Genus: Nitophyllum

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

 Nitophyllum punctatum (Unknown)
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