Nitellopsis obtusa is a large freshwater alga. It is also known by the common name starry stonewort.[1] This alga grows to a length of over 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in), is bright translucent green and has branches growing in whorls from the main axis the plants easily break up. It is easily distinguished from other charophytes by star-shaped bulbils which permit vegetative reproduction.[1]
^ abMinchin, D., Boelens, R. and Roden, C. 2017. The first record of Nitellopsis obtusa (N.A.Desvaux) J.Groves (Charophycese, Characeae) in Ireland (H9, H10) Irish Naturalists' Journal35:(2):105 - 109
Nitellopsisobtusa is a large freshwater alga. It is also known by the common name starry stonewort. This alga grows to a length of over 1.5 metres (4 ft...
this circumscription is followed here. In other treatments, the genus Nitellopsis, which has both extant and extinct species, is placed in a separate family...
Schudack – 8 species Nitellopsis Hy – 24 species With this circumscription, the family as a whole is not extinct, since Nitellopsis contains living (extant)...
found. Invasive plant species of the lake include starry stonewort (Nitellopsisobtusa) and Eurasian water milfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum). These are managed...
populated up to depths of 10 m (33 ft) with starry stonewort, or Nitellopsisobtusa. In the shallower areas, major species include Myriophyllum spicatum...
is regulated by Ca2+ Tazawa found that the fresh-water charophyte Nitellopsisobtusa can tolerate exposure to 100 mM NaCl when the medium is supplemented...
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