Sighting 3346692
Stigeoclonium sp.
a green algae at Paddys River, ACT
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| Stigeoclonium sp. | MichaelMulvaney | 6 Sep 2016 | |
| Chaetophoraceae | KenT | 3 Sep 2016 |
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User's notes
Possibly a species of Stigeoclonium, maximum cell width to ten microns. Main image photographed with 20X objective, the remaining images photographed with 10X, 20X, 40X & 60X objectives. This filamentous algae was attached to a twig submerged in a swiftly flowing section of Paddy's River
1 comment
7 Sep 2016
Stephen Skinner of the NSW Royal Botanic Gardens replied when I asked him to ID this species Much easier this time: Stigeoclonium species, and as the main axes are wider than the side branches, it probably fits S. helveticum. There is a paper on these in Australia in Telopea; Skinner, S. & Entwisle, T.J. (2004 a) Non-Marine Algae of Australia 5. Macroscopic Chaetophoraceae (Chaetophorales, Chlorophyta). Telopea 10: 613-633.
Well done to the photographer.
Well done to the photographer.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.961722-35.367972
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 1 Sep 2016 10:25 AM Recorded on
- KenT Recorded by
Collections
- KenT Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Stigeoclonium sp. Algae, Cyanobacteria, other bacteria and viruses
Species information
- Stigeoclonium sp. Scientific name
- a green algae Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible