Ascoseira

Ascoseira mirabilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Chromalveolata
Division: Heterokontophyta
Class: Phaeophyceae
Order: Ascoseirales
Petrov [1]
Family: Ascoseiraceae
Skottsberg
Genus: Ascoseira
Skottsberg
Species: A. mirabilis
Binomial name
Ascoseira mirabilis
Skottsberg [2]

Ascoseira is a large genus of seaweed in the brown algae (class Phaeophyceae).[3][4][4] A. mirabilis is endemic to the western Antarctic Ocean.[5] It is a monotypic genus of a single species Ascoseira mirabilis Skottsberg, the holotype species, and it is assigned to its own order.[3]

References

  1. ^ Петров, Ю. Е. (1964). "К систематике класса Cyclosporophyceae (Phaeophyta)". Nov. Sist. Nizsh. Rast. (Bot. Inst. Akad. Bauk SSSR 1964: 146–149. 
  2. ^ Skottsberg, C. (1907). "Zur Kenntnis der subantarktischen und antarktischen Meeresalgen. I. Phaeophyceen". Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Schwedischen Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903 unter Leitung von Dr. Otto Nordenskjöld. (Eds.). Vol. 4, fasc. 6. Stockholm. pp. 1–172. 
  3. ^ a b Kirkman, Hugh; Lüning, Klaus; Yarish, Charles (1990). Seaweeds: their environment, biogeography, and ecophysiology. New York: Wiley. ISBN 0-471-62434-9. 
  4. ^ a b Guiry, M.D.; G.M. Guiry (2009). "AlgaeBase". World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org. Retrieved 2009-10-15. 
  5. ^ Raven, John A.; Douglas, Susan J.; Larkum, Anthony W. D.; Larkum, A. W. D. (2003). Photosynthesis in algae. Kluwer Academic. ISBN 0-7923-6333-7. 

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