Biology:Prasiola furfuracea
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Short description: Species of seaweed
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Scientific classification 
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| (unranked): | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Trebouxiophyceae |
| Order: | Prasiolales |
| Family: | Prasiolaceae |
| Genus: | Prasiola |
| Species: | P. furfuracea
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| Binomial name | |
| Prasiola furfuracea (Mertens ex Hornemann) Trevisan 1842
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Prasiola furfuracea is a small green alga that grows terrestrially.[1]
Description
This small alga is dark green and grows to no more than 2 mm long. The frond is membranous, one cell thick, and fan shaped. It is attached by a short stipe, which may be absent, or rhizoids on some cells at the base. The cells are often arranged in lines across the blade.[2] There are over 25 species in this genus, all very similar.[3]
Habitat
Occurs in damp places in woodland or in tufts above high water mark.[2]
Distribution
Recorded from Scotland in the Shetland Isles and Orkney Isles.[2] In County Antrim in Ireland.[4] Elsewhere in Europe: Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Faeroes and the Baltic Sea.[2]
References
- ↑ "Prasiola furfuracea (Mertens ex Hornemann) Trevisan". http://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=181.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Burrows, E.M. 1991. Seaweeds of the British Isles Volume 2 Chlorophyta Natural History Museum, London. ISBN:0-565-00981-8
- ↑ Bunker, F.StP.D., Brodie, J.A., Maggs, C.A. and Bunker, A.R. 2017. Seaweeds of Britain and Ireland. Second Edition. Wild Nature Press. ISBN:978-0-9955673-3-7
- ↑ Morton, O. 1994. Marine Algae of Northern Ireland Ulster Museum. ISBN:0-900761-28-8
Wikidata ☰ Q49632672 entry
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