Characium marinum
| Characium marinum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Phylum: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Order: | Sphaeropleales |
| Family: | Characiaceae |
| Genus: | Characium |
| Species: | C. marinum |
| Binomial name | |
| Characium marinum Kjellm. | |
Characium marinum is a species of green alga (Chlorophyta).
Description
C. marinum is unicellular elongated oval algae growing attached epiphytically by a stalk various algae. The single chloroplast is parietal with a single pyrenoid.[1]
Distribution
Recorded from Svalbard, Sweden, parts of the British Isles with one recent record from Co. Down, Ireland and eastern Canada.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 E. M. Burrows (1991). Chlorophyta. Seaweeds of the British Isles 2. London: Natural History Museum. ISBN 0-565-00981-8.