| Division | Rhodophyta |
| Class | Florideophyceae |
| Order | Gracilariales |
| Family | Gracilariaceae |
Thalli dark red to yellowish-red; 5-10 cm long, more rigid, tufted, cartilaginous, epilithic. Holdfast small, discoidal, variegated spots on fronds; fronds dichotomous, flattened below and gradually become cylindrical to upwards, up to 15 cm long and 0.5 - 3 cm wide, alternately or irregularly dichotomously branched; margin entire, apex acute, cystocarp globose, scattered over the thallus.
Ecology
Lithophytic, Rocks and other hard substratum
Distribution in India
Velankanni nagar, Seeniyappadharga, Kanchirankudi, Ervadi, Valinokkam, Manapad, Kanyakumari, Kovalam and Gulf of Mannar