Drachiella is a genus of marine red alga. It has scaly thickenings; also "rhizoids fringing openings".
It is found below the kelp zone in areas exposed to moderate wave action; it is irrideccent, and consistes of a short, narrow stipe broadening into midribless thalli which reach 7cm in length.
Drachiella exhibits diffuse and marginal growth, and rhizoids are common along the margins, which it uses for anchorage. Pit connection

Pit connection

In Plant anatomy, a pit connection is a hole in the septum between two algal cells, and is found only in the red algae - specifically, all orders except the Porphyridiales and haploid Bangiales. They are often stoppered with "pit plugs". They are in fact neither pits, nor connections, yet the term...

s often link adjoining cells.