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Gracilaria verrucosa (Hudson) Papenfuss (25cm)      

Thallus composed by cylindrical, branched axes (1 to 4mm in diameter) with rough surface. Characteristic dark red verrucous cystocarps. Dark brown to dark red during winter, yellowish brown during summer; 10 to 25cm. 
The gametophyte and the sporophyte are similar. 
Perennial species, found in shallow, photophyle, sheltered environments, salt marshes, lagoons and sandy coasts; sometimes free on the bottom. 
Widely diffused in Mediterranean, Black Sea, North-Eastern Atlantic (from Scandinavia to Morocco) North-Western Atlantic, Indo-Pacific

Talli composti da assi cilindrici ramificati (diametro da 1 a 4mm) con superficie ruvida. Caratteristici cistocarpi verrucosi rosso scuro. Colore da marrone scuro a rosso scuro durante l'inverno, marrone giallastro d'estate; altezza tra 10 e 25cm.
Il gametofito e lo sporofito sono simili.
Specie perennante, si trova in ambienti superficiali, riparati, bene illuminati, paludi salate, lagune, coste sabbiose; talvolta libera sul fondo.
Largamente diffusa in Mediterraneo, Mar Nero, Atlantico Nord-orientale (dalla Scandinavia al Marocco) Atlantico Nord-occidentale, Indo-Pacifico.
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