''Phyllophora pseudoceranoides'', the stalked leaf bearer, is a small marine red alga.

Description

This red alga grows to a length of . The frond is generally flattened and fan shaped, growing from a discoid holdfast forming a terete stipe with flattened branches dividing dichotomously as a blade with rounded apices.Bunker, F.StP.D, Brodie, J.A., Maggs, C.A. and Bunker, A.R. 2017. ''Seaweeds of Britain and Ireland Second Edition.'' Wild Nature Press, Plymouth, UK. Dixon, P.S. and Irvine, L.M. 1977. ''Seaweeds of the British Isles Volume 1 Rhodophyta Part 1 Introduction, Nemaliales, Gigartinales.'' British Museum (Natural History) The medulla, the inner parts of the frond, is composed of large thick walled cells, closely packed become smaller towards the cortex.

Reproduction

The plants are usually dioecious, male and female parts on separate plants. The spermatangia pits in the cortex, the cystocarps are pedicellate, urn-shaped growing to 3 mm long. The tetrasporangia occur form patches in rows on the sides of the blade.

Habitat

In rock pools and in the intertidal zone to a depth of 30 m.Hardy, F.G. and Guiry, M.D. 2003. ''A Check-list and atlas of the Seaweeds of Britain and Ireland.'' British Phycological Society.

Distribution

Commonly to be found around the

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References

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