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Blastophysa rhizopus Reinke

Reference
Algenfl.Westl.Ostsee 87, Pl. 23 (1889)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Scientific Description

Habit and structure. Thallus with spherical, ovoid, clavate, pyriform or irregularly shaped cells 50–80 µm diam., scattered in the host cortex but connected by hyaline filaments 2–4 µm diam. Plastids numerous, 3–5 μm diam., each with a prominent pyrenoid.

Distribution. Widespread in temperate and tropical seas of the Northern Hemisphere, less commonly reported from the Southern Hemisphere.

Habitat. Endophytic in larger algae.

[After Huisman, Algae of Australia: Mar. Benthic Algae of North-western Australia, 1. Green and Brown Algae 103 (2015)]

John Huisman and Cheryl Parker, 3 August 2021

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Carnarvon.
IBRA Subregions
Wooramel.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Broome, Carnarvon.