description Chrysymenia wrightii Overview
Chrysymenia wrightii is a historical scientific name for the red alga now generally accepted as Botryocladia wrightii in modern algal databases. It belongs to Rhodymeniaceae and has soft, gelatinous, hollow cylindrical or somewhat compressed fronds attached by a disc-like holdfast and divided into irregular branches. The species was described from Japan and is a marine alga of the northwest Pacific, although it has also been recorded elsewhere. [Source](https://admin.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=165672)
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What is the modern name for Chrysymenia wrightii?
Chrysymenia wrightii is a historical name now generally accepted in modern algal databases as Botryocladia wrightii. Both names refer to the same red-algal taxon in this catalog context.
What family does Botryocladia wrightii belong to?
The species belongs to the red-algal family Rhodymeniaceae. It was historically listed under the name Chrysymenia wrightii.
What does Chrysymenia wrightii look like?
It has soft, gelatinous, hollow cylindrical or somewhat compressed fronds. These fronds attach to the substrate with a disc-like holdfast.
Where is Chrysymenia wrightii attached in the water?
Its fronds are anchored by a disc-like holdfast. The catalog description identifies the plant as a marine red alga with hollow, gelatinous branches.
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