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SCIENTIFIC NAME
COMMON NAME
THUMBNAILS
Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Rhodophyta
Class Rhodophyceae
Order Ceramiales
Family Ceramiaceae
Genus Ceramium
Species rubrum
Classification Hudson
Common name banded weeds

Physical Characteristics the thallus is dull red and it may up to 20 centimeters high. Branching is rather thin and not very entangled.
Habitat it is found at the upper level of the infralittoral area; it is found most of all during springtime or summertime.
Status in the lagoon it is found in all areas that go from the sea to the canal-ports, in towns, in the islands and in the fish farms with a high level of salinity.

Sources  
References "Le alghe della laguna di Venezia - Un testo pretesto per l'educazione ambientale tra mare e laguna" di Bruno La Rocca
Source of the photo http://www.vattenkikaren.gu.se/fakta/arter/algae/rhodophy/cerarubr/cerarue.html

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