Nitella pseudoflabellata

Nitella pseudoflabellata
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Clade:	Viridiplantae
(unranked):	Charophyta
Class:	Charophyceae
Order:	Charales
Family:	Characeae
Genus:	Nitella
Species:	N. pseudoflabellata
Binomial name
Nitella pseudoflabellata A. Braun

Nitella pseudoflabellata is a species of algae ^[2] native to southwestern Australia and New Zealand.

Description

Nitella pseudoflabellata is a species of algae that belongs to the genus Nitella . Its appearance is similar to many other Nitella species.

Range

Nitella pseudoflabellata is mostly located in coastal areas of Australia and New Zealand, although some instances of the species have been recorded in China, the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, Thailand and Japan.

Habitat

It is endemic to freshwater deposits in inland regions and wetlands.

Etymology

The pseudo- prefix means not genuine/false, while the -flabellata suffix in Latin is an inflection of flabellatus, meaning fan-shaped.

Taxonomy

Nitella pseudoflabellata belongs to the Characeae family.

References

1. Mani, S. (2011). "Nitella pseudoflabellata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011: e.T177169A7382900. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T177169A7382900.en . Retrieved 10 November 2024.
2. Atapaththu, Keerthi Sri Senartahna; Md Harun Rashid; Takashi Asaeda (2016). "Growth and oxidative stress of Brittlewort (Nitella pseudoflabellata) in response to cesium exposure" . Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 96 (3): 347–353. doi:10.1007/s00128-016-1736-4.