Printzina
Appearance
Printzina | |
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Scientific classification | |
Clade: | Viridiplantae |
Division: | Chlorophyta |
Class: | UTC clade |
Order: | Trentepohliales |
Family: | Trentepohliaceae |
Genus: | Printzina R.H.Thompson & D.E.Wujek |
Species | |
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Printzina is a genus of green algae.[1] in the family Trentepohliaceae.[2]
Species
[edit]Printzina lagenifera (Hildebrandt) Thompson et Wujek.
Description
[edit]Appears as small, reddish cushion-like masses. Consisting of entangled filaments of globular or elliptical cells 6 - 12μm wide.. It forms reddish streeks.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Guiry, M.D., John, D.M., Rindi, F. and McCarthy, T.K. (Ed) 2007. New Survey of Clare Island. Volume 6: The Freshwater and Terrestrial Algae. Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 978 1 904890 31 7
- ^ See the NCBI webpage on Printzina. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2007-03-19.