EURALGA - Rhodophyceae - Boergeseniella fruticulosa

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	. Boergeseniella fruticulosa (Wulfen) Kylin (7cm) (=Fucus fruticulosus Wulfen, =Polysiphonia fruticulosa (Wulfen) Agardh, =Polisyphonia maertensiana Kuetzing, =Rytiphloea fruticulosa (Wulfen) Harvey, =Boergeseniella maertensiana (Kuetzing) Ardrè, =Pterosiphonia fruticulosa Batten) .
	Etymo: dedicated to Boergesen, naturalist; lat: carrying small fruits Etymo: dedicata a Boergesen, naturalista; lat: che porta piccoli frutti
	. Tuft-like thallus, composed by a few erect axes (0.3 to 0.9mm in diameter) showing pseudodichotomic branching; 5 to 15cm. Brownish red. Sessile cystocarps. Found year round in sheltered and shallow environments, on dead shells, stones, or epiphite on a variety of other algae (Corallina, Cystoseira, Lithothamnion) Tallo composto da un ciuffo di pochi assi eretti (diametro da 0.3 a 0.9mm) con ramificazione pseudodicotomica; altezza da 5 a 15cm. Colore rosso brunastro. Cistocarpi sessili. Si trova lungo tutto il corso dell'anno in ambienti superficiali e riparati, su conchiglie morte, pietre, o epifita su un'ampia varietà di altre alghe (Corallina, Cystoseira, Lithothamnion) .
	. Present in Mediterranean, North-Eastern Atlantic (from British Isles to Morocco and Canaries Islands). Presente in Mediterraneo, Atlantico Nord-orientale (dalle Isole Britanniche al Marocco alle Isole Canarie). .
	Special bibliography
	Gayral P. 1966 - Les Algues des Cotes Francaises. Pag. 579 (as Polysiphonia fruticulosa). Editions Doin, Paris Maggs C. A., Hommersand M.H. 1993 - Seaweeds of the British Isles. Vol. I: Rhodophyta. Part 3A. Pag. 361-364. British Museum, Natural History, London. Newton L. 1931 - A Handbook of the British Seaweeds. Pag. 354 (as Pterosiphonia fruticulosa). British Museum, Natural History, London. Riedl R. 1983 - Fauna und Flora des Mitterlmeeres. Pag. 67 (as Polysiphonia fruticulosa). Verlag Paul Parey, Hamburg-Berlin.