Sighting 3367751
Uronema confervicolum
A green freshwater algae at Cotter River, ACT
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| Uronema confervicolum | MichaelMulvaney | 11 Jan 2017 | |
| Uronema confervicolum | KenT | 12 Dec 2016 |
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User's notes
Recorded as scattered filaments among Spirogyra growing in the Cotter River. Algal cells generally 27-48 µm long and 43 µm wide. Third image shows the algae with an attached Chytrid fungus (cell diam 7.5 µm),
1 comment
11 Jan 2017
Stephen Skinner of the NSW Herbarium said "this appears to be Uronema confervicolum, in the Chaetophorales, although it might be a species of Klebormidium. In any case the beautifully photographed cysts are the work of the water mould/chitrid growing out from them!Please remember that these determinations are done without microscopic examination on my part; I don't know any measurements, and there is often little reproductive information in the pictures. I also don't have precise locations or any water data.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.834917-35.415306
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Cotter River, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 1 Dec 2016 01:13 PM Recorded on
- KenT Recorded by
Collections
- KenT Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Uronema confervicolum Algae, Cyanobacteria, other bacteria and viruses
Species information
- Uronema confervicolum Scientific name
- A green freshwater algae Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible