Asparagopsis armata is a red algae

Algae

Algae are a large and diverse group of simple, typically autotrophic organisms, ranging from unicellular to multicellular forms, such as the giant kelps that grow to 65 meters in length. They are photosynthetic like plants, and "simple" because their tissues are not organized into the many...

 situated mostly in deep areas.

In the Azores Archipelago

Azores

The Archipelago of the Azores is composed of nine volcanic islands situated in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, and is located about west from Lisbon and about east from the east coast of North America. The islands, and their economic exclusion zone, form the Autonomous Region of the...

, this algae measures up to 15 cm and compromises a total of many abundance in local submerged parts, it has a boundary with the sea and is located in the Atlantic

Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...

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The cycle or life are in two phases of distinct morphology

Morphology (biology)

In biology, morphology is a branch of bioscience dealing with the study of the form and structure of organisms and their specific structural features....

. It is identified in two different species than the same under the scientific names (Falkenbergia rufolansia).

These gametophyte

Gametophyte

A gametophyte is the haploid, multicellular phase of plants and algae that undergo alternation of generations, with each of its cells containing only a single set of chromosomes....

algae occurs between June and July as well as August and September, it conforms to its water distribution. It provides the coloring with red. It has some cylindrical of around 1 mm in length and around 200 mm (20 cm) in width.