Blidingia marginata

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Blidingia marginata
Blidingia marginata (J.Agardh) P.J.L.Dang. ex Bliding (AM AK345638).jpg
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Clade: Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: Ulvophyceae
Order: Ulvales
Family: Kornmanniaceae
Genus: Blidingia
Species:
B. marginata
Binomial name
Blidingia marginata
(J.Agardh) P.J.L.Dangeard
Synonyms [1]
  • Enteromorpha marginataJ.Agardh
  • Enteromorpha nana var. marginata(J.Agardh) V.J.Chapman

Blidingia marginata is a species of seaweed in the Kornmanniaceae family. [2]

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Description

The species is 2–5 centimetres (0.79–1.97 in) high, 100–200 μm (4–8×10−3 in) wide and 12–100 micrometres (0.00047–0.00394 in) thick. It has 15-20 cells, each of which is 10 micrometres (0.00039 in) long. [3]

Distribution

It can be found in such African countries as Azores, South Africa, [2] Algeria, and Morocco. [1] It can be found in various gulfs, oceans and seas such as Gulf of Maine and Gulf of Mexico, in Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. [2] It is also common on Bermuda, Cuba, and Tristan da Cunha. [1] The North American distribution is varied by state in the United States but can be found in Canada and Mexico as well. The states that carry the species are Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia, [3] Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts and New Jersey. In Asia it is found only in Japan while in South America it is found in Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. [1]

Australasian distribution

It is found in New Zealand and southern Australia where it is found in Recherche Archipelago, [4] Streaky Bay, Ardrossan and Port Adelaide. [5]

European distribution

In Europe, it is found in Belgium, Ireland, France, Spain, Sweden, [2] and United Kingdom. [1] It is also common on the shores of Portugal and Norway. [3]

Habitat

The species is commonly found with Juncus species.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Blidingia marginata (J.Agardh) P.J.L.Dangeard". AlgaeBase . Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Guiry, Michael D (2013). "Blidingia marginata (J.Agardh) P.J.L.Dangeard, 1958". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 Craig W. Schneider & Richard B. Searles (1991). Seaweeds of the Southeastern United States: Cape Hatteras to Cape Canaveral. Duke University Press. p. 40. ISBN   978-0-8223-1101-0.
  4. Womersley, H. B. S. (1953). The Archipelago of the Recherche. 3b (Report). Melbourne: Australian Geographical Society.
  5. "Blidingia marginata (J. Agardh) P. Dangeard, 1958". Electronic Flora of South Australia Species. Retrieved June 7, 2013.

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