Species:

Asperococcus bullosus J. V. Lamouroux

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Classification

The species Asperococcus bullosus belongs to:

Division:
Ochrophyta (Brown algae, Brown seaweeds)
Class:
Phaeophyceae
Order:
Ectocarpales
Family:
Chordariaceae
Genus:
Asperococcus

Photos

Photos of Asperococcus bullosus (1):

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Photo of Asperococcus bullosus
Photo: © Kjersti Sjøtun Terms of use
Species
Asperococcus bullosus
Sampling location
Espegrend, Raunefjorden, Hordaland
Sampling date
2014-07-30
Published
2022-07-28
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  • Thallus
  • Habit

Note: The species is common in sheltered sites during summer. Thallus is inflated, up to 30 cm long and 4 cm wide. Surface cells are rectangular and placed in rows, and hairs occur often in groups. Plurilocular and unilocular sporangia are found in sori on the surface. They can be found on separate or on the same thallus. Paraphyses are most common together with plurilocular sporangia and are up to 4 cells long.

Closest relatives

Other species in the same genus (Asperococcus):