Comprehensive Description
provided by Smithsonian Contributions to Botany
Ochtodes secundiramea (Montagne) Howe
St. Andrew: 11, 67–577, R–191, drifted ashore, and frequent on the reef.
Many Rhodophyceae when growing exposed to strong light show strong color changes: i.e., Wrangelia argus appears nearly black, while Laurencia papillosa changes from blackish-purple through green to yellow, whereas Ochtodes maintains its distinctive bright red color.
- bibliographic citation
- Taylor, William Randolph and Rhyne, Charles F. 1970. "Marine Algae of Dominica." Smithsonian Contributions to Botany. 1-16. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.0081024X.3
