CHLOROPHYTA : Ulvales : UlvellaceaeGREEN ALGAE

Pseudopringsheimia fucicola (Rosenvinge) Wille


Description: Small cushions up to 1 mm in diameter of erect rows of cells no more than 6 or 7 cells long.

Habitat: Grows as cushions on Fucus in the littoral.

Distribution: Probably widespread in the British Isles, recorded from Cornwall, Cheshire, Northumberland, Berwickshire, Shetland Isles and Co Mayo. Europe: Netherlands, Denmark, Baltic Sea, Sweden, Norway, Faroes and Iceland. Greenland. Atlantic coast of North America: Nova Scotia.

Similar Species: Requires microscopic examination for identification.

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

iNaturalist: Pseudopringsheimia fucicola at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

WoRMS: Pseudopringsheimia fucicola at World Register of Marine Species. Accepted name: Pseudendoclonium fucicola (Rosenvinge) R.Nielsen, 1980. AphiaID: 156368.

Classification: Biota; Plantae; Viridiplantae; Chlorophyta; Chlorophytina; Ulvophyceae; Ulvales; Ulvellaceae; Pseudopringsheimia

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 Morton, O. & Picton, B.E. (2024). Pseudopringsheimia fucicola. (Rosenvinge) Wille. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.
https://www2.habitas.org.uk/marbiop-ni/speciesaccounts.php?item=ZS780. Accessed on 2024-10-06