| Status | | accepted |
Record status | | Checked by Taxonomic Editor |
| Rank | | Species |
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Phymatolithon Foslie, 1898
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| Parent | | Phymatolithon Foslie, 1898 |
| Sources | |
basis of record: Guiry, M.D. (2001). Macroalgae of Rhodophycota, Phaeophycota, Chlorophycota, and two genera of Xanthophycota, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 20-38 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source: Linkletter, L.E. 1977. A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B. 68 p. [details]
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Vernacular Names | | | Language | Name | | |
English |
Maerl |
[details] |
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| Environment | | marine |
| Distribution | | Dutch Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
European waters (ERMS scope) [details]
Gulf of Maine [details]
Mediterranean Sea [details]
North West Atlantic [details]
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| Links | | To AlgaeBase
BIOTIC
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To ITIS
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| Notes | |
Diet: photosynthetic [details]
Distribution: Bay of Fundy [details]
Importance: agriculture fertilizer [details]
Morphology: Red colour results from the dominance of the pigments phycoerythrin and phycocyanin; this masks the other pigments, chlorophyll a (no chlorophyll b), beta-caratene and a number of unique xanthophylls. [details]
Reproduction: vegetative reproduction is rare; asexual reproduction is effected by the formation of various kinds of spores; Sexual reproduction is unique in this group due to their passive, non flagellated sperm cells (spermatia) [details]
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Phymatolithon calcareum (Pallas) W Adey et McKibbin added on 2006-04-07 - author: BioMar-TCD qualitystatus: not checked |
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| 2004-12-21 15:54:05Z | created | Guiry, M.D. |
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| | | Citation: Guiry, M.D. (2009). Phymatolithon calcareum (Pallas) W.H.Adey & D.L.McKibbin, 1970. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=145199 on 2010-07-30 |
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