CHLOROPHYTA : Ulvales : Ulvellaceae | GREEN ALGAE |
Description: Microscopic fine filaments branching irregularly and coalescing, the filaments often free at their ends and the cells rectangular in shape.
Habitat: Growing within the exoskeleton of certain Bryozoa and on algae in the lower littoral and sublittoral.
Distribution: Recorded from scattered sites around the British Isles including the Shetlands. Europe: Spain, France, Baltic Sea, Norway and Iceland. Greenland. Atlantic coast of North America: Canada, Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and Long Island.
Similar Species: Epicladia requires microscopic examination for identification.
Distribution Map from NBN: Entocladia flustrae at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.
iNaturalist: Entocladia flustrae at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.
WoRMS: Entocladia flustrae at World Register of Marine Species. Accepted name: Epicladia flustrae Reinke, 1889. AphiaID: 146005.
Classification: Biota; Plantae; Viridiplantae; Chlorophyta; Chlorophytina; Ulvophyceae; Ulvales; Ulvellaceae; Entocladia
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Morton, O. & Picton, B.E. (2024). Entocladia flustrae. (Reinke) Taylor. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. https://www2.habitas.org.uk/marbiop-ni/speciesaccounts.php?item=ZS1200. Accessed on 2024-10-07 |