Prasiola stipitata
| Prasiola stipitata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Phylum: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Trebouxiophyceae |
| Order: | Prasiolales |
| Family: | Prasiolaceae |
| Genus: | Prasiola |
| Species: | P. stipitata |
| Binomial name | |
| Prasiola stipitata Suhr ex Jessen | |
Prasiola stipitata is a small green alga.
Description
This alga grows to no more than 1 centimeter long, is fan shaped with a distinct stipe. The vegetative frond is monostromatic. The cells in the blade are arranged in packets of 4 or more. In colour the fronds are dark green.[1][2]
Distribution
Rather erratic in its distribution.[5] To be found around the coast of Great Britain and Ireland. Recorded in Iceland the Faroes and on the Atlantic coast of North America.[2]
Reproduction
Sexual and asexual plants have been recorded.[2]
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References
- Bunker, F.StP.D., Maggs, C.A., Brodie, J.A., Bunker, A.R. 2017. Seaweeds of Britain and Ireland. Second Edition, Wild Nature Press, PlymouthISBN 978-0-9955673-3-7
- Burrows, E.M. 1991. Seaweeds of the British Isles Volume 2 Chlorophyta. Natural History Museum, London ISBN 0-565-00981-8
- Lewis, J.R. 1964. The Ecology of Rocky Shores. The English Universities Press Ltd
- Morton, O. 1994 Marine Algae of Northern Ireland. Ulster Museum, Belfast ISBN 0-900761-28-8
- Morton, O. 2003. The marine macroalgae of County Donegal, Ireland. Bulletin of Irish biogeographical Society. No, 27 p 95
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