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| unranked_regnum = [[Archaeplastida]] |
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| divisio = [[Rhodophyta]] |
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| classis = [[Florideophyceae]] |
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| ordo = [[Corallinales]] |
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| familia = [[Hapalidiaceae]] |
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| subfamilia = [[Melobesioideae]] |
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| species = '''''M. membrancea''''' |
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==Description== |
==Description== |
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This small marine algae grows lightly encrusting as a thin [[epiphyte]] on other algae growing to 5 cm in diameter and ''c'' 90 |
This small marine algae grows lightly encrusting as a thin [[epiphyte]] on other algae growing to 5 cm in diameter and ''c'' 90 micrometre thick. [[Conceptacle]]s small but raised and visible.<ref name="Irvine 94">Irvine, L. and Chamberlain, Y.M. 1994. ''Seaweeds of the British Isles. Volume 1 Rhodophyta Part 2B Corallinales, Hildenbrandiales'' The Natural History Museum, London. {{ISBN|0-11310016-7}}</ref> |
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==Reproduction== |
==Reproduction== |
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==Habitat== |
==Habitat== |
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Very common growing epiphytically on other algae in the [[littoral]] and [[sublittoral]] on ''[[Mastocarpus stellatus]]'', ''[[Chondrus]]'' and other algae.<ref name="Irvine 94"/> |
Very common growing epiphytically on other algae in the [[littoral]] and [[sublittoral]] on ''[[Furcellaria]]'', ''[[Mastocarpus stellatus]]'', ''[[Chondrus]]'' and other algae, in the low littoral and sub-littoral.<ref name="Irvine 94"/> |
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==Distribution== |
==Distribution== |
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Common all around the [[British Isles]] |
Common all around the [[British Isles]], including the [[Isle of Man]] and the [[Shetland Islands]].<ref>Hardy, F.G. and Guiry, M.D. 2003. ''A Check-list and Atlas of the Seaweeds of Britain and Ireland.'' British Phycological Society {{ISBN|0-9527115-16}}</ref> [[Holland]] to [[Cape Verde]], [[Mediterranean]], [[Canada]], [[East Coast of the United States]], [[Australia]], and [[New Zealand]].<ref name="Irvine 94"/> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Latest revision as of 17:37, 5 December 2023
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Scientific classification 
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| (unranked): | Archaeplastida |
| Division: | Rhodophyta |
| Class: | Florideophyceae |
| Order: | Corallinales |
| Family: | Hapalidiaceae |
| Genus: | Melobesia |
| Species: | M. membranacea
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| Melobesia membranacea (Esper) Lamouroux
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Melobesia membranacea is a small marine alga encrusting on the surface of other algae. In the division of the Rhodophyta.
Description[edit]
This small marine algae grows lightly encrusting as a thin epiphyte on other algae growing to 5 cm in diameter and c 90 micrometre thick. Conceptacles small but raised and visible.[1]
Reproduction[edit]
Carposporangial and tetrasporangial conceptacles are common.[1]
Habitat[edit]
Very common growing epiphytically on other algae in the littoral and sublittoral on Furcellaria, Mastocarpus stellatus, Chondrus and other algae, in the low littoral and sub-littoral.[1]
Distribution[edit]
Common all around the British Isles, including the Isle of Man and the Shetland Islands.[2] Holland to Cape Verde, Mediterranean, Canada, East Coast of the United States, Australia, and New Zealand.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Irvine, L. and Chamberlain, Y.M. 1994. Seaweeds of the British Isles. Volume 1 Rhodophyta Part 2B Corallinales, Hildenbrandiales The Natural History Museum, London. ISBN 0-11310016-7
- ^ Hardy, F.G. and Guiry, M.D. 2003. A Check-list and Atlas of the Seaweeds of Britain and Ireland. British Phycological Society ISBN 0-9527115-16