Biology:Prasiola
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Short description: Genus of algae
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| Prasiola japonica | |
Scientific classification 
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| (unranked): | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Trebouxiophyceae |
| Order: | Prasiolales |
| Family: | Prasiolaceae |
| Genus: | Prasiola (C.Agardh) Meneghini[1] |
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Prasiola is a genus of fresh water and marine green algae. Each individual plant is small but they usually grow side by side to form a green turf on rock surfaces. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.[2](p227)
Occurrence
Freshwater species in this genus are common in cold water streams.[3](p416)
Reproduction
Asexual reproduction occurs by fragmentation or spores. While in sexual reproduction both male and female gametes are produced on the same thalli.[2]:227
Species
There are about 25 species in the genus.[2][4]
- Prasiola calophylla
- Prasiola crispa
- Prasiola fangchengensis
- Prasiola flotowii
- Prasiola furfuracea
- Prasiola meridionalis
- Prasiola minuta
- Prasiola novaezelandiae
- Prasiola snareana
- Prasiola sneareana
- Prasiola stipitata
- Prasiola volcanica
- Prasiola linearis
- Prasiola sinica
- Prasiola tibetica
- Prasiola yunnanica
References
- ↑ "Algaebase entry". http://www.algaebase.org/search/genus/detail/?genus_id=29&-session=abv4:4631B5740cbf533D86PhOn2F7763.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Bunker, Francis; Brodie, Juliet A.; Maggs, Christine A.; Bunker, Anne R. (2017-06-05) (in en). Seaweeds of Britain and Ireland: Second Edition. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-9955673-3-7. https://books.google.com/books?id=hKO3DwAAQBAJ&dq=Prasiola+calophylla&pg=PA227.
- ↑ Wehr, John D.; Sheath, Robert G.; Kociolek, J. Patrick (2015-06-05) (in en). Freshwater Algae of North America: Ecology and Classification. Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-12-385877-1. https://books.google.com/books?id=yjnLAwAAQBAJ&dq=Prasiola+calophylla&pg=PA416.
- ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Prasiola Meneghini, 1838". http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=144234.
Wikidata ☰ Q3401382 entry
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