WoRMS name details

Sphacelaria (Sphacelaria) radicans (Dillwyn) C. Agardh, 1824

145900  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:145900)

alternative representation
Species
marine
Not documented
Distribution Long Island Sound, Georges Bank to Strait of Belle Isle  
Distribution Long Island Sound, Georges Bank to Strait of Belle Isle [details]
WoRMS (2024). Sphacelaria (Sphacelaria) radicans (Dillwyn) C. Agardh, 1824. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=145900 on 2024-04-20
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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2008-12-09 10:03:16Z
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basis of record Guiry, M.D. (2001). Macroalgae of Rhodophycota, Phaeophycota, Chlorophycota, and two genera of Xanthophycota, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 20-38 (look up in IMIS[details]   

additional source Sears, J.R. (ed.). 1998. NEAS keys to the benthic marine algae of the northeastern coast of North America from Long Island Sound to the Strait of Belle Isle. Northeast Algal Society. 163 p. [details]   

additional source South, G. R.;Tittley, I. (1986). A checklist and distributional index of the benthic marine algae of the North Atlantic Ocean. <em>untsman Marine Laboratory. St. Andrews, New Brunswick.</em> 1-76. [details]   

additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission RĂ©gionale de Biologie RĂ©gion Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]   

additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From other sources
Authority (Dillwyn) Harvey, 1833 [details]

Diet photosynthetic [details]

Dimensions tufts 1-1.5 cm high [details]

Distribution Long Island Sound, Georges Bank to Strait of Belle Isle [details]

Habitat low littoral to sublittoral in areas of sand movement and coverage [details]

Morphology Brown colour results from the dominance of the xanthophyll fucoxanthin; this masks the other pigments, Chlorophyll a and c (no chlorophyll b), beta-carotene and other xanthophylls. [details]

Reproduction general for group: most brown algae have an alternation of haploid and dioploid generations; The haploid thalli form isogamous, anisogamous or oogamous gametes and the diploid thalli form zoospores by meiosis. [details]