''Synarthrophyton'' is a genus of thalloid
red algae comprising eight species. The monomerous, crustose thalli are composed of a single system of filaments which grow close to the underlying surface. ''Synarthrophyton'' reproduces by means of flask-shaped multiporate
conceptacle
Conceptacles are specialized cavities of marine and freshwater algae that contain the reproductive organs. They are situated in the receptacle and open by a small ostiole.Boney, A.D. (1969). ''A Biology of Marine Algae''. Hutchinson Educational Ltd ...
s; it produces tetraspores and dispores. Mucus plugs the opening of young conceptacles, which open as they mature.
Species
The valid species currently considered to belong to this genus are:
*''S. chejuensis''
*''S. eckloniae''
*''S. magellanicum''
*''S. munimentum''
*''S. patena''
*''S. robbenense''
*''S. schielianum''
*''S. schmitzii''
References
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Corallinaceae
Red algae genera
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