Trentepohlia aurea

Trentepohlia aurea
Trentepohlia aurea on Monterey cypress, Morro Bay State Park
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Viridiplantae
Phylum: Chlorophyta
Class: Ulvophyceae
Order: Trentepohliales
Family: Trentepohliaceae
Genus: Trentepohlia
Species: T. aurea
Binomial name
Trentepohlia aurea
(L.)
Synonyms [1]
  • Amphiconium aureum (L.) Nees
  • Byssus aurea L.
  • Byssus cryptarum L.
  • Chroolepus aureum Kütz.
  • Chroolepus oleiferum Kütz.
  • Chroolepus velutinum Kütz.
  • Tophora cryptarum (L.) Fr.
  • Trentepohlia capitellata Ripart
  • Trentepohlia germanica Glück
  • Trentepohlia gobii Meyer
  • Trentepohlia maxima Karsten
  • Trentepohlia velutina (Kütz.) Hansg.

Trentepohlia aurea is a species of green alga that grows on the trunks and branches of Monterey cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa) where the tree occurs in coastal central California. The orange coloration results from carotenoid pigments in the algal cells.

References

  1. ↑ Michael D. Guiry (2015). M. D. Guiry & G. M. Guiry, eds. "Trentepohlia aurea (Linnaeus) C.F.P.Martius, 1817". AlgaeBase. National University of Ireland, Galway. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 9 February 2016.


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