Biology:Carpophyllum maschalocarpum

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Short description: Species of seaweed

Carpophyllum maschalocarpum
Common flapjack by Quentin Groom.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Stramenopiles
Phylum: Gyrista
Subphylum: Ochrophytina
Class: Phaeophyceae
Order: Fucales
Family: Sargassaceae
Genus: Carpophyllum
Species:
C. maschalocarpum
Binomial name
Carpophyllum maschalocarpum
(Turner) Grev., 1830

Carpophyllum maschalocarpum, commonly known as the common flapjack, is a brown alga that grows in crevices of rocks at low tide levels.[1] It is a common alga in New Zealand and is endemic.[2][3]

Description

Carpophyllum maschalocarpum is mid-golden brown in colour and dries black.[1]

Distribution

This species can be found on the shores of the North Island, South Island, and the Chatham Islands.[1]

Habitat

Carpophyllum maschalocarpum is found on rocks at low water in pools and channels forming a distinct zone and especially on vertical rock faces on open coasts.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Nelson, W. A. (2017). New Zealand seaweeds : an illustrated guide. Wellington, New Zealand: Te Papa Press. pp. 76. ISBN 9780987668813. OCLC 841897290. 
  2. Buchanan, Joe; Zuccarello, Giuseppe C. (2012). "Decoupling of Short- and Long-Distance Dispersal Pathways in the Endemic New Zealand Seaweed Carpophyllum Maschalocarpum (phaeophyceae, Fucales)1" (in en). Journal of Phycology 48 (3): 518–529. doi:10.1111/j.1529-8817.2012.01167.x. ISSN 1529-8817. PMID 27011067. 
  3. "Carpophyllum maschalocarpum (Turner) Grev.". Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research. 2012. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/d0ac503b-409c-4b97-9d01-829d424c2120. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5045871 entry