| Trentepohlia aurea | |
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| Trentepohlia aurea on Monterey cypress, Morro Bay State Park | |
Scientific classification
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| (unranked): | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Ulvophyceae |
| Order: | Trentepohliales |
| Family: | Trentepohliaceae |
| Genus: | Trentepohlia |
| Species: | T. aurea
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| Binomial name | |
| Trentepohlia aurea (
L.)
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| Synonyms [1] | |
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Trentepohlia aurea is a species of filamentous terrestrial green alga with a worldwide distribution. It grows on rocks, old walls and the trunks and branches of trees such as oaks, elms, and the Monterey cypress ( Cupressus macrocarpa). The orange coloration results from carotenoid pigments in the algal cells. It is probably the most widespread and abundant species of Trentepohlia in the Britain and Ireland. [2]: 478
References
- ^ Michael D. Guiry (2015). Guiry MD, Guiry GM (eds.). "Trentepohlia aurea (Linnaeus) C.F.P.Martius, 1817". AlgaeBase. National University of Ireland, Galway. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ^ John, D.M.; Whitton, B.A.; Brook, A.J. (2002). The freshwater algal flora of the British Isles: an identification guide to freshwater and terrestrial algae. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521770514.
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