Species:
Chaetomorpha ligustica (Kützing) Kützing
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Classification
The species Chaetomorpha ligustica belongs to:
Photos
Photos of Chaetomorpha ligustica (3):
1 of 3: Habit
Light green, uniseriate, unbranched and curled thalli, forming entangled bundles (arrow). It is only attached in its early stage. It often occurs among other algae in rock pools or in intertidal, and is most abundant in summer. Cells are 40-80 um in diameter, multinucleate (20-50 per cell) and length is 1-2(4) times the width. Photo: © Kjersti Sjøtun Terms of use- Species
- Chaetomorpha ligustica
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- Sampling location
- Eggholmane, Raunefjorden, Hordaland
- Sampling date
- 2010-05-19
- Published
- 2011-04-08
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2 of 3: Filaments seen in microscope
Uniseriate, unbranched, entangled and curly filaments Photo: © Kjersti Sjøtun Terms of use- Species
- Chaetomorpha ligustica
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- Sampling location
- Eggholmane, Raunefjorden, Hordaland
- Sampling date
- 2010-05-19
- Published
- 2011-04-08
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3 of 3: Cells
Close-up view of cells, showing several pyrenoids per cell Photo: © Kjersti Sjøtun Terms of use- Species
- Chaetomorpha ligustica
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- Sampling location
- Eggholmane, Raunefjorden, Hordaland
- Sampling date
- 2010-05-19
- Published
- 2011-04-08
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Closest relatives
Other species in the same genus (Chaetomorpha):
