Description: Very small uniseriate filaments, profusely branched, endophytic in Asparagopsis armata.

Habitat: In the cell wall of the gametangial phase of Asparagopsis armara, low littoral and sublittoral.

Distribution: England in Cos Cornwall and Devon. Europe: N.France.

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

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

iNaturalist: Colaconema asparagopsis at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

WoRMS: Colaconema asparagopsis at World Register of Marine Species. Accepted name: Colaconema asparagopsis Chemin, 1926. AphiaID: 373825.

Classification: Biota; Plantae; Biliphyta; Rhodophyta; Eurhodophytina; Florideophyceae; Nemaliophycidae; Colaconematales; Colaconemataceae; Colaconema