Ceramium virgatum Roth, 1797
(a group of red seaweeds)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCeramium virgatum (a group of red seaweeds)
GenusCeramium (a genus of red seaweeds)
FamilyCERAMIACEAE (a family of red seaweeds)
OrderCERAMIALES (an order of red seaweeds)
ClassFLORIDEOPHYCEAE (a class of red seaweeds)
PhylumRHODOPHYTA (red seaweeds)
SubkingdomBILIPHYTA (red seaweeds)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Ceramium virgatum (a group of red seaweeds) :
1: Ceramium virgatum (a group of red seaweeds)
27 Apr 2001 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
floating in sea at low tide
Image 1: Basal filament - close-upImage 2: ThallusImage 3: Thallus (2)Image 4: Thallus tips - close-upImage 5: Basal internodesImage 6: Basal internodes and terminal internodes comparedImage 7: Branching - enlargedImage 8: Branching - enlarged (2)Image 9: Branching - enlarged (3)Image 10: Branching - enlarged (4)Image 11: Branch tips - enlargedImage 12: Cortical cells on surface of node near tip of thallus

Ceramium virgatum (a group of red seaweeds) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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