Information

Scientific Name Ceratodictyon spongiosum Zanardini  
Classification #Kingdom: Protista
 #Phylum: Rhodophyta
       #Class: Florideophyceae
             #Order: Rhodymeniales
                   #Family: Lomentariaceae
                         #Genus: Ceratodictyon
                               #Species: Ceratodictyon spongiosum Zanardini
Common Name(Thai)
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 General appearance like a sponge, but morphology extremely variable: from irregular and erect to cylindrical, dichotomous and horizontally spread; greyish green on the upper side to reddish on the lower side.
Principal Investigator Anchana Prathep
Id. BRT-R149021-A027
Financial Support BRT, BIOTEC, TRF, TOTAL FOUNDATION, TOTAL E&P THAILAND