Stylonema alsidii
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Scientific classification 
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| Clade: | Archaeplastida |
| Division: | Rhodophyta |
| Class: | Stylonematophyceae |
| Order: | Stylonematales |
| Family: | Stylonemataceae |
| Genus: | Stylonema |
| Species: | S. alsidii
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Stylonema alsidii is a species of marine red algae. The type locality is Trieste, Italy, but it has a worldwide distribution.
The species was first described by Giovanni Zanardini in 1840 as Bangia alsidii.[2][3]
Distribution
[edit]It is one of the algae of the Houtman Abrolhos, found off the coast of Western Australia.[4] It is one of the red seaweeds of South Africa, including the seaweeds of the Cape Peninsula and False Bay.
Ecology
[edit]It is susceptible to infection by the parasitic oomycete Pythium porphyrae.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Conferva ceramicola Lyngbye. Drew, K.M. (1956), Botanisk Tidsskrift, volume 53, page 72
- ^ "Stylonema alsidii (Zanardini) K.M.Drew 1956 :: Algaebase". www.algaebase.org. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
- ^ Zanardini, G. (1840). "[Lettera] Alla direzione della Biblioteca Italiana" (PDF). Biblioteca Italiana. 96: 131–137 [136].
- ^ John Marinus Huisman (2000). Marine plants of Australia. UWA Publishing. pp. 26–. ISBN 978-1-876268-33-6. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- ^ Spencer, M. A. (2004). "Pythium porphyrae. (Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria)". IMI Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria. 162 (Sheet 1617). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
A description is provided for Pythium porphyrae. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. DISEASES: Red-rot disease, red-wasting disease. HOSTS: Bangia atropurpurea, Callophyllis adhaerens, Polyopes affinis (syn
External links
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Data related to Stylonema alsidii at Wikispecies
Media related to Stylonema alsidii at Wikimedia Commons- Stylonema alsidii at AlgaeBase
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