RHODOPHYTA : Stylonematales : StylonemataceaeRED ALGAE

Neevea repens Batters


Description: Thallus filamentous and microscopic. Fronds filamentous as patches of cells 0.25 - 1.5 mm in diameter.

Habitat: Endozoic in bryozoa and other suitable hosts, sublittoral.

Distribution: A southern species in the British Isles: Ireland, England and Wales. Europe: N.France and southern North Sea. Further afield: British Columba and South Africa.

Distribution Map from NBN: Neevea repens at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Neevea repens at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

WoRMS: Neevea repens at World Register of Marine Species. Accepted name: Neevea repens Batters, 1900. AphiaID: 145785.

Classification: Biota; Plantae; Biliphyta; Rhodophyta; Proteorhodophytina; Stylonematophyceae; Stylonematales; Stylonemataceae; Neevea

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 Morton, O. & Picton, B.E. (2024). Neevea repens. Batters. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.
https://www2.habitas.org.uk/marbiop-ni/speciesaccounts.php?item=ZM370. Accessed on 2024-10-06