monosiphonous

monosiphonous

[¦män·ō′sī·fə·nəs]
(biology)
Having a single central tube, as in the thallus of certain filamentous algae or the hydrocaulus of some hydrozoans.
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Description: Thallus diminutive and inconspicuous, erect, between 0.7 cm and 0.9 cm, with one calcified monostromatic blade on a monosiphonous stipe, light green (Fig.
New records of benthic marine macroalgae from the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica/Nuevos reportes de macroalgas marinas benticas para la costa Caribe de Costa Rica
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