Arthrothamnus Bifidus
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''Arthrothamnus'' is a genus of
brown alga Brown algae (: alga) are a large group of multicellular algae comprising the class Phaeophyceae. They include many seaweeds located in colder waters of the Northern Hemisphere. Brown algae are the major seaweeds of the temperate and polar reg ...
comprising approximately 2 species. It includes the algae commonly known as nekoashi-kombu, oarweed and chishima-nekoashi-kombu. ''Bifurcariopsis'' reproduces by means of conceptacles; it produces tetraspores and dispores and carpospores.


Species

The two species currently recognised are '' Arthrothamnus bifidus'' and '' Arthrothamnus kurilensis''.


References

* Laminariaceae Laminariales genera {{phaeophyceae-stub