Stylonema alsidii

Stylonema alsidii is a species of marine red algae. The type locality is Trieste in Italy, but it has a worldwide distribution.

Stylonema alsidii
Stylonema alsidii
Scientific classification
(unranked): Archaeplastida
Division: Rhodophyta
Class: Stylonematophyceae
Order: Stylonematales
Family: Stylonemataceae
Genus: Stylonema
Species:
S. alsidii
Binomial name
Stylonema alsidii
Synonyms

Distribution

It is one of the algae of the Houtman Abrolhos, found off the coast of Western Australia.[2] It is one of the red seaweeds of South Africa, including the seaweeds of the Cape Peninsula and False Bay.

Ecology

It is susceptible to infection by the parasitic oomycete Pythium porphyrae.[3]

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References
  1. Conferva ceramicola Lyngbye. Drew, K.M. (1956), Botanisk Tidsskrift, volume 53, page 72
  2. John Marinus Huisman (2000). Marine plants of Australia. UWA Publishing. pp. 26–. ISBN 978-1-876268-33-6. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  3. Spencer, M. A. (2004). "Pythium porphyrae. (Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria)". IMI Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. 162 (Sheet 1617). Retrieved 10 October 2017. A description is provided for Pythium porphyrae. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. DISEASES: Red-rot disease, red-wasting disease. HOSTS: Bangia atropurpurea, Callophyllis adhaerens, Polyopes affinis (syn


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