Description: Very small uniseriate filaments growing in the cell wall with only short filaments a few cells long emerging.

Habitat: Endophytic in Heterosiphonia plumosa in the sublittoral to 5 m.

Distribution: Generally distributed around the British Isles. Europe: France. Further afield: South Africa,

Similar Species: All species of Colaconema and Acrochaetium are similar, microscopic examination is usually required for identification.

Distribution Map from NBN: Kylinia endophytica at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Kylinia endophytica at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

WoRMS: Kylinia endophytica at World Register of Marine Species. Accepted name: Kylinia endophytica (Batters) Athanasiadis, 1996. AphiaID: 497373.

Classification: Biota; Plantae; Biliphyta; Rhodophyta; Eurhodophytina; Florideophyceae; Nemaliophycidae; Acrochaetiales; Acrochaetiaceae; Kylinia