CHLOROPHYTA : Oltmannsiellopsidales : Oltmannsiellopsidaceae | GREEN ALGAE |
Description: Unicellular, endophytic in Blidingia and possibly also other species.
Habitat: Endophytic in Blidingia in the upper littoral.
Distribution: Widespread, probably common on all shores of the British Isles from the Shetlands to the Channel Islands. Europe: France to Scandinavia. Atlantic coast of North America: Canada to Massachusetts.
Distribution Map from NBN: Halochlorococcum moorei at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.
iNaturalist: Halochlorococcum moorei at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.
WoRMS: Halochlorococcum moorei at World Register of Marine Species. Accepted name: Halochlorococcum moorei (N.L.Gardner) Kornmann & Sahling ex Guiry, 2017. AphiaID: 1311359.
Classification: Biota; Plantae; Viridiplantae; Chlorophyta; Chlorophytina; Ulvophyceae; Oltmannsiellopsidales; Oltmannsiellopsidaceae; Halochlorococcum
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Morton, O. & Picton, B.E. (2024). Halochlorococcum moorei. (N Gardner) Kornmann et Sahling. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. https://www2.habitas.org.uk/marbiop-ni/speciesaccounts.php?item=ZS5075. Accessed on 2025-02-08 |