Trentepohlia aurea
Trentepohlia aurea | |
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Trentepohlia aurea on Monterey cypress, Morro Bay State Park | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Viridiplantae |
Phylum: | Chlorophyta |
Class: | Ulvophyceae |
Order: | Trentepohliales |
Family: | Trentepohliaceae |
Genus: | Trentepohlia |
Species: | T. aurea |
Binomial name | |
Trentepohlia aurea (L.) | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Trentepohlia aurea is a species of green alga that grows on the trunks and branches of Monterey cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa) where the tree occurs in coastal central California. The orange coloration results from carotenoid pigments in the algal cells.
References
- ↑ Michael D. Guiry (2015). M. D. Guiry & G. M. Guiry, eds. "Trentepohlia aurea (Linnaeus) C.F.P.Martius, 1817". AlgaeBase. National University of Ireland, Galway. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
External links
- Media related to Trentepohlia aurea at Wikimedia Commons
- Video and annotations
- Algae Photographs
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