Systematics of the marine microfilamentous green algae Uronema curvatum and Urospora microscopica (Chlorophyta)

• Published in: European Journal of Phycology
• Main Authors: Leliaert, F., Rueness, J., Boedeker, C., Maggs, C.A., Cocquyt, E., Verbruggen, H., De Clerck, O.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: Chlorophyta [green algae]; Cladophorales; Ulvophyceae; Holdfast; Norway; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://www.vliz.be/nl/open-marien-archief?module=ref&refid=199635

The microfilamentous green alga Uronema curvatum is widely distributed along the western and eastern coasts of the north Atlantic Ocean where it typically grows on crustose red algae and on haptera of kelps in subtidal habitats. The placement of this marine species in a genus of freshwater Chlorophy...