RHODOPHYTA (red algae)
Polisiphonia arctica
Agardh, 1863


Lenght: 5-25 cm
Width: ~200 um


 
Thallus thin filiform, dull red, denseley branched, bushy. Pericentral cells 5-7. Litophyte and epiphyte. Growing in the depth of 3-30m, mainly in exposed localities. Occuring frequently, in some places abundant. arctic species.