Prasiola calophylla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
(unranked): Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: Trebouxiophyceae
Order: Prasiolales
Family: Prasiolaceae
Genus: Prasiola
Species:
P. calophylla
Binomial name
Prasiola calophylla
(Carmichael ex Greville) Kützing

Prasiola calophylla is a species of algae.[1]

It is one of the few macroalgae species that can survive extreme temperatures.[2]: 228 

The species was first described by Captain Carmichael in Lismore, Scotland.[3]

Occurrence

It typically occurs on damp places inland[4]: 227  like moist soil, rocks, and trees in cold temperatures with humid climates.[5]: 416 

It has been reported in the United Kingdom.[6]

It has been reported in continental cities like Innsbruck in Austria.[3]

In southern parts of Victoria Land, it was described on glactial walls.[7]: 194–195  It is rare in Ross island streams.[8]: 88  It is common in streams located in McMurdo Sound.[9]: 180 

References

  1. ↑ "Algaebase :: Listing the World's Algae".
  2. ↑ Häder, Donat-P.; Gao, Kunshan (2018-11-16). Aquatic Ecosystems in a Changing Climate. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-429-79005-8.
  3. 1 2 "Prasiola stipitata". www.seaweed.ie. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  4. ↑ Bunker, Francis; Brodie, Juliet A.; Maggs, Christine A.; Bunker, Anne R. (2017-06-05). Seaweeds of Britain and Ireland: Second Edition. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-9955673-3-7.
  5. ↑ Wehr, John D.; Sheath, Robert G.; Kociolek, J. Patrick (2015-06-05). Freshwater Algae of North America: Ecology and Classification. Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-12-385877-1.
  6. ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Prasiola calophylla (Carmichael ex Greville) Kützing, 1845". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  7. ↑ Jones, H. G.; Pomeroy, J. W.; Walker, D. A.; Hoham, R. W. (2001-01-15). Snow Ecology: An Interdisciplinary Examination of Snow-Covered Ecosystems. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-58483-8.
  8. ↑ Vincent, W. F.; Ellis-Evans, J. C. (2012-12-06). High Latitude Limnology. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-94-009-2603-5.
  9. ↑ Vincent, Warwick F.; Laybourn-Parry, Johanna (2008-09-11). Polar Lakes and Rivers: Limnology of Arctic and Antarctic Aquatic Ecosystems. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-921388-7.
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