Brown algae Ascophyllum_nodosum with hemi-parasitic red algae Vertebrata lanosa (Polysiphonia lanosa)
Scientific classification
(unranked):
Archaeplastida
Division:
Rhodophyta
Class:
Florideophyceae
Order:
Ceramiales
Family:
Rhodomelaceae
Genus:
Polysiphonia
Species:
P. lanosa
Binomial name
Polysiphonia lanosa
(L.) Tandy
Vertebrata lanosa on Ascophyllum nodosum1 tufts growing on Ascophyllum nodosum; 2 portion of a frond; 3 ceramidia = cystocarps; 4 branchlet with embedded tetraspores; 5 tetraspore; 6 apices with antheridia; 7 antheridium; 8 portion of a frond, partly cut longitudinally; 9 transverse section of a frond
Polysiphonia lanosa (Vertebrata lanosa;[1]Polysiphonia fastigiata) is a common species of the red algae (Rhodophyta) often to be found growing on Ascophyllum nodosum.[2]
^Bunker, F.StP.D., Maggs, C.A., Brodie, J.A. and Bunker, A.R. 2017 Seaweeds of Britain and Ireland. Second Edition. Wild Nature Press, Plymouth Press, UK. ISBN 9780995567337
^Maggs, C.A. and Hommersand, M.H. 1993, Seaweeds of the British Isles Volume 1 Rhodophyta Part 3A Ceramiales. The Natural History Museum, London ISBN 0-11-310045-0
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