Nitella flexilis

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Nitella flexilis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Charophyta
Class: Charophyceae
Order: Charales
Family: Characeae
Genus: Nitella
Species:
N. flexilis
Binomial name
Nitella flexilis

Nitella flexilis, the smooth stonewort, [3] is a freshwater [4] species of characean algae that is used as a model organism for its large cell size and relative ease of cultivation in the laboratory.

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Description

A robust species growing up to a meter long with axes up to 1mm wide. Branches in whorls once or twice divided. [5]

Distribution

The species occurs on all continents of the world except Australia. [6] It has been recorded from several counties in Ireland. From the Eglinton Canal in Galway; [7] and in Counties Down and Londonderry; [8] River Dorree in Clare Island Co. Mayo 2004. [9]

References

  1. ↑ Mani, S. (2011). "Nitella flexilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011 e.T177256A7400738. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T177256A7400738.en . Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  2. ↑ Straminipilous Fungi: Systematics of the Peronosporomycetes, Including Accounts of the Marine Straminipilous Protists, the Plasmodiophorids, and Similar Organisms. Boston: Kluwer Academic Publishers. 2001. ISBN   978-0-7923-6780-2.
  3. ↑ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  4. ↑ "Nitella flexilis (Linnaeus) C. Agardh" . Retrieved 11 January 2010.
  5. ↑ Ed. Guiry, M.D., John, D.M., Rindi, F. and McCarthy, T.K. 2007. New Survey of Clare Island. Volume 6: The Freshwater and Terrestrial Algae. Royal Irish Academy. ISBN   978-1-904890-31-7
  6. ↑ IUCN (2010-10-01). Nitella flexilis: Mani, S.: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T177256A7400738 (Report). International Union for Conservation of Nature. doi:10.2305/iucn.uk.2011-1.rlts.t177256a7400738.en.
  7. ↑ Pybus, C.; O'Halloran, P. (2009). "Distribution of some submerged aquatic macrophytes in the Eglinton Canal, Galway". Ir. Nat. J. 30: 51–53.
  8. ↑ Morton, O. in Hackney, P. 1992. The Flora of the North-east of Ireland. Institute of Irish Studies and The Queen's University Belfast. ISBN   0-85389-446-9
  9. ↑ Ed. Guiry, M.D., John, D.M., Rindi, F. and McCarthy, T.K. 2007. New Survey of Clare Island. Volume 6: The Freshwater and Terrestrial Algae. Royal Irish Academy. ISBN   978-1-904890-31-7


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