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Ulvella lens P.Crouan & H.Crouan

Reference: Ann.Sci.Nat., Bot. ser. 4, 12:288-289, Pl. 22, Fig. E (1859)
Conservation Code: Not threatened
Naturalised Status: Native to Western Australia
Name Status: Current

Scientific Description

Habit and structure. Thallus discoid to subcircular, to 350 μm diam., occasionally fusing with adjacent thalli, composed of rounded to angular central cells surrounded by coalesced radiating branched filaments. Cells becoming elongate towards the smooth margin, mostly 10–20 μm long [L:B 1–3], with 0–4 pyrenoids.

Distribution. Widespread in most seas.

Habitat. Growing on a range of substrata.

[After Huisman, Algae of Australia: Mar. Benthic Algae of North-western Australia, 1. Green and Brown Algae 23 (2015)]

Distribution

IMCRA Regions: Kimberley.
Local Government Areas (LGAs): Wyndham-East Kimberley.