''Ceramium pallidum'' is a small
marine alga
Marine primary production is the chemical synthesis in the ocean of organic compounds from atmospheric or dissolved carbon dioxide. It principally occurs through the process of photosynthesis, which uses light as its source of energy, but it a ...
. It occurs in waters off of Europe and Africa (Morocco).
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Description
''Ceramium pallidum'' is a small filamentous, regularly branched delicate alga.[Bunker,F.StP., Maggs, C.A., Brodie, J.A. and Bunker, A. 2017. ''Seaweeds of Britain and Ireland.'' Second Edition. Wild Nature Press Plymouth, UK ] The axes can reach 12 cm long and are attached by multicellular rhizoids
Rhizoids are protuberances that extend from the lower epidermal cells of bryophytes and algae. They are similar in structure and function to the root hairs of vascular land plants. Similar structures are formed by some fungi. Rhizoids may be uni ...
. The structure is basically of a monosiphonous axis and erect branches with strongly inrolled apices. The segments are either fully