Species:

Prasiola stipitataSuhr ex Jessen

Måsegrønske in Norwegian

Classification

The species Prasiola stipitata belongs to:

Photos

Photos of Prasiola stipitata (2):

  • Photo of Prasiola stipitata
  • Photo of Prasiola stipitata

1 of 2: Thallus

Photo of Prasiola stipitata
Several individuals grow from a common base Photo: © Kjersti SjøtunTerms of use

Note: The species grows in dense patches on rock in the high intertidal or supralittoral. It is found associated with seabird droppings, and often occurs at sites used by seabirds as resting places. Many individuals often grow together from a common base, and thalli can grow to 1 cm tall. Individual thalli are blade-formed and often wedge-shaped with a stipe narrowing towards the base. The non-reproductive parts of the blade are monostromatic, with small cells arranged in longitudinal and transverse rows in groups. Cell walls are thickened between the cell groups, forming lines dividing groups, and especially in the basal part of the blade this results in conspicuous longitudinal lines. Reproduction takes place through formation of gametes or unflagellated spores in the distal end of the blade.

2 of 2: Cell structure

Photo of Prasiola stipitata
Cells grouped in longitudinal and transverse rows with thickened cells walls between groups Photo: © Kjersti SjøtunTerms of use

Closest relatives

Other species in the same genus (Prasiola):