Species:

Blidingia minima (Nägeli ex Kützing) Kylin

Dverg-tarmgrønske in Norwegian

Classification

The species Blidingia minima belongs to:

Division:
Chlorophyta (Green algae, Green seaweeds)
Class:
Ulvophyceae
Order:
Ulvales
Family:
Kornmanniaceae
Genus:
Blidingia

Photos

Photos of Blidingia minima (1):

1 of 1: Specimens growing on small stone

Photo of Blidingia minima
The species grows on rocks and small stones in the littoral zone, and tolerates a wide range of salinities.  Photo: © Vivian Husa Terms of use
Species
Blidingia minima
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Sampling location
Sunndal, Maurangerfjorden, Hordaland
Sampling date
2008-06-10
Published
2010-03-10
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  • Thallus

Note: Thallus is normally small and narrow (up to 2 mm wide) and unbranched, but can become bigger and branched at eutrophicated sites with freshwater influence. Tubes arise in groups from a discoid holdfast. Compared to Ulva intestinales the cells of this species are normally much smaller (diameter 5-10 micrometers compared to U. intestinalis 8-20 micrometers). The chloroplast, with one central pyrenoid, fills the whole cell in a surface view. Cells can be arranged in rows in the basal and most narrow part of a tube, but not in the distal part.

Closest relatives

Other species in the same genus (Blidingia):