Species:

Chaetomorpha norvegica Leliaert & Rueness

Classification

The species Chaetomorpha norvegica belongs to:

Division:
Chlorophyta (Green algae, Green seaweeds)
Class:
Ulvophyceae
Order:
Cladophorales
Family:
Cladophoraceae
Genus:
Chaetomorpha

Photos

Photos of Chaetomorpha norvegica (4):

  • Photo of Chaetomorpha norvegica
  • Photo of Chaetomorpha norvegica
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1 of 4: Habit

Photo of Chaetomorpha norvegica
The photo is published in Leliaert et al. (2009). Eur. J. Phycol. 44: 487-496, and is shown here with the permission of the journal (British Phycological Society ©) Photo: © Jan Rueness Terms of use
Species
Chaetomorpha norvegica
Verified by
Jan Rueness
Sampling location
Cultured specimen
Sampling date
2010-12-02
Published
2010-12-02
Photo is showing (categorized)
  • Thallus
  • Holdfast structure
  • Habit

Note: Chaetomorpha norvegica Leliaert & Rueness (earlier Urospora microscopica Levring) grows in the sublittoral and has been found as an epiphyte on red algae. It consists of minute uniseriate and unbranched filaments, with cell diameters 10-20 um. The basal cell has an attachment disc. The chloroplast is parietal and lobed and contains several pyrenoids.

2 of 4: Apical portion of filament with sporangia and exit pores

Photo of Chaetomorpha norvegica
The photo is published in Leliaert et al. (2009). Eur. J. Phycol. 44: 487-496, and is shown here with the permission of the journal (British Phycological Society ©) Photo: © Jan Rueness Terms of use
Species
Chaetomorpha norvegica
Verified by
Jan Rueness
Sampling location
Cultured specimen
Sampling date
2010-12-02
Published
2010-12-02
Photo is showing (categorized)
  • Sporangium

3 of 4: Chloroplast with pyrenoids stained with iodine

Photo of Chaetomorpha norvegica
The photo is published in Leliaert et al. (2009). Eur. J. Phycol. 44: 487-496, and is shown here with the permission of the journal (British Phycological Society ©) Photo: © Jan Rueness Terms of use
Species
Chaetomorpha norvegica
Verified by
Jan Rueness
Sampling location
Cultured specimen
Sampling date
2010-12-02
Published
2010-12-02
Photo is showing (categorized)
  • Cell structure

4 of 4: Filaments with (left) and without (right) DAPI-staining showing four nuclei per vegetative cell

Photo of Chaetomorpha norvegica
The photo is published in Leliaert et al. (2009). Eur. J. Phycol. 44: 487-496, and is shown here with the permission of the journal (British Phycological Society ©) Photo: © Jan Rueness Terms of use
Species
Chaetomorpha norvegica
Verified by
Jan Rueness
Sampling location
Cultured specimen
Sampling date
2010-12-02
Published
2010-12-02
Photo is showing (categorized)
  • Cell structure

Closest relatives

Other species in the same genus (Chaetomorpha):