Information

Scientific Name Acanthophora spicifera (M. Vahl) Børgesen  
Classification #Kingdom: Protista
 #Phylum: Rhodophyta
       #Class: Florideophyceae
             #Order: Ceramiales
                   #Family: Rhodomelaceae
                         #Genus: Acanthophora
                               #Species: Acanthophora spicifera (M. Vahl) Børgesen
Common Name(Thai) สาหร่ายหนาม
Common Name(English)
Locality Ko Samui, Ko Mudsum, Gulf of Thailand
Province Suratthani Province
Collector Coppejans, Lewmanomont, Prathep, and students
Identify by Coppejans
Status common
Major Characters Relatively small plants, stiff; main axes unbranched, bearing densely set, spiny branchlets; greyish green.
Principal Investigator Anchana Prathep
Id. BRT-R149021-A028
Financial Support BRT, BIOTEC, TRF, TOTAL FOUNDATION, TOTAL E&P THAILAND