Drachiella (alga)

Drachiella
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
(unranked): Archaeplastida
Phylum: Rhodophyta
Class: Rhodophyceae
Order: Delesseriaceae
Family: Schizoserideae
Genus: Drachiella
Synonyms
  • Myriogramme
  • Aglaophyllum
  • Halymenia
  • Haraldiophyllum
  • Myriogramme
  • Nitophyllum [1]

Drachiella is a genus of marine red alga.[2] It has scaly thickenings; also "rhizoids fringing openings".[3] It is found below the kelp zone in areas exposed to moderate wave action; it is irrideccent, and consistes of a short, narrow stipe broadening into midribless thalli which reach 7cm in length.[4] Drachiella exhibits diffuse intercalary and marginal growth, and rhizoids are common along the margins, which it uses for anchorage.[5] Pit connections often link adjoining cells.[5]

References

  1. ↑ http://zipcodezoo.com/Key/Drachiella_Genus.asp
  2. ↑ Lin, S.M.E.I; Lewis, J. E.; Fredericq, S. (2002). "Drachiella liaoii sp. Nov., a new member of the Schizoserideae (Delesseriaceae, Rhodophyta) from Taiwan and the Philippines". European Journal of Phycology 37 (1): 93–102. doi:10.1017/S0967026201003511.
  3. ↑ Lee, R.E. (2008). Phycology, 4th edition. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-63883-8.
  4. ↑ Basic information for Drachiella spectabilis (A red seaweed)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Lin, SHOWE-MEI; Lewis, Jane E.; Fredericq, Suzanne (2002). "Drachiella liaoii sp. nov., a new member of the Schizoserideae (Delesseriaceae, Rhodophyta) from Taiwan and the Philippines". European Journal of Phycology 37: 93. doi:10.1017/S0967026201003511.