Prasiola furfuracea | |
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Scientific classification | |
(unranked): | Viridiplantae |
Division: | Chlorophyta |
Class: | Trebouxiophyceae |
Order: | Prasiolales |
Family: | Prasiolaceae |
Genus: | Prasiola |
Species: | P. furfuracea
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Binomial name | |
Prasiola furfuracea (Mertens ex Hornemann) Trevisan 1842
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Synonyms | |
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Prasiola furfuracea is a small green alga that grows terrestrially.[1]
This small alga is dark green and grows to no more than 2 mm long. The frond is membranous, one cell thick, and fan shaped. It is attached by a short stipe, which may be absent, or rhizoids on some cells at the base. The cells are often arranged in lines across the blade.[2] There are over 25 species in this genus, all very similar.[3]
Occurs in damp places in woodland or in tufts above high water mark.[2]
Recorded from Scotland in the Shetland Isles and Orkney Isles.[2] In County Antrim in Ireland.[4] Elsewhere in Europe: Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Faeroes and the Baltic Sea.[2]