Stylonema alsidii | |
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Stylonema alsidii | |
Scientific classification | |
Clade: | Archaeplastida |
Division: | Rhodophyta |
Class: | Stylonematophyceae |
Order: | Stylonematales |
Family: | Stylonemataceae |
Genus: | Stylonema |
Species: | S. alsidii |
Binomial name | |
Stylonema alsidii (Zanardini) K.M.Drew (1956) | |
Synonyms | |
Stylonema alsidii is a species of marine red algae. The type locality is Trieste, Italy, but it has a worldwide distribution.
The species was first described by Giovanni Zanardini in 1840 as Bangia alsidii.
Distribution
It is one of the algae of the Houtman Abrolhos, found off the coast of Western Australia. It is one of the red seaweeds of South Africa, including the seaweeds of the Cape Peninsula and False Bay.
Ecology
It is susceptible to infection by the parasitic oomycete Pythium porphyrae.
References
- Conferva ceramicola Lyngbye. Drew, K.M. (1956), Botanisk Tidsskrift, volume 53, page 72
- "Stylonema alsidii (Zanardini) K.M.Drew 1956 :: Algaebase". www.algaebase.org. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
- Zanardini, G. (1840). "[Lettera] Alla direzione della Biblioteca Italiana" (PDF). Biblioteca Italiana. 96: 131–137 .
- John Marinus Huisman (2000). Marine plants of Australia. UWA Publishing. pp. 26–. ISBN 978-1-876268-33-6. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- Spencer, M. A. (2004). "Pythium porphyrae. (Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria)". IMI Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria. 162 (Sheet 1617). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
A description is provided for Pythium porphyrae. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. DISEASES: Red-rot disease, red-wasting disease. HOSTS: Bangia atropurpurea, Callophyllis adhaerens, Polyopes affinis (syn
External links
- Data related to Stylonema alsidii at Wikispecies
- Media related to Stylonema alsidii at Wikimedia Commons
- Stylonema alsidii at AlgaeBase
Taxon identifiers | |
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Stylonema alsidii |
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Bangia alsidii |
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