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Overview
Comprehensive Description
Description
Thallus erect to 15 cm long, fan-shaped with the monostromatic lamina deeply divided into long narrow branches 3 - 10 mm wide and pointed. These branch with irregular small dentations or teeth, some hooked and sickle-shaped. Only microscopic veins present, macroscopic veins are never present. Cryptopleura ramosa may appear similar but the hooks are marginal rather than marginal and terminal and the veins are only microscopic.
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Distribution
Atlantic, Azores Exclusive Economic Zone, Indian Ocean, South Africa
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Natural Geography in Shore Areas (NaGISA) database, compiled by Ann Knowlton.
http://www.marinespecies.org/arms/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=145467
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Borges, P.A.V., Costa, A., Cunha, R., Gabriel, R., Gonçalves, V., Martins, A.F., Melo, I., Parente, M., Raposeiro, P., Rodrigues, P., Santos, R.S., Silva, L., Vieira, P. & Vieira, V. (Eds.) (2010). A list of the terrestrial and marine biota from the Azores. Princípia, Oeiras, 432 pp.
http://www.marinespecies.org/ascidiacea/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=149079
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Bolton, J.J.; Oyieke, H.A.; Gwada, P. (2007). The seaweeds of Kenya: Checklist, history of seaweed study, coastal environment, and analysis of seaweed diversity and biogeography S. Afr. J. Bot. 73(1): 76-88.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=166291
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World Register of Marine Species
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Mainly on the west coasts of the British Isles north to Orkney and south to Channel Islands. Europe: Mediterranean, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic coasts of Spain and France. Further afield: Canary Islands and South Africa.
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Physical Description
Type Information
Isotype for Nitophyllum ciliolatum Harv.
Catalog Number: US 56743
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany
Verification Degree: Unknown verification or is "ined."
Preparation: Pressed specimen
Collector(s): W. H. Harvey
Year Collected: 1854
Locality: King George Sound., Western Australia, Australia, Australasia
Catalog Number: US 56743
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany
Verification Degree: Unknown verification or is "ined."
Preparation: Pressed specimen
Collector(s): W. H. Harvey
Year Collected: 1854
Locality: King George Sound., Western Australia, Australia, Australasia
- Isotype: Harvey, W. H. 1855. Transactions of The Royal Irish Academy. 22 (Science): 549.
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Ecology
Habitat
Known from rocky shores.
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Natural Geography in Shore Areas (NaGISA) database, compiled by Ann Knowlton.
http://www.marinespecies.org/arms/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=145467
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Source:
World Register of Marine Species
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Depth range based on 204 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 44 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0 - 106
Temperature range (°C): 11.054 - 23.542
Nitrate (umol/L): 1.734 - 7.121
Salinity (PPS): 35.008 - 36.727
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.795 - 6.346
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.218 - 0.485
Silicate (umol/l): 1.785 - 3.727
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 0 - 106
Temperature range (°C): 11.054 - 23.542
Nitrate (umol/L): 1.734 - 7.121
Salinity (PPS): 35.008 - 36.727
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.795 - 6.346
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.218 - 0.485
Silicate (umol/l): 1.785 - 3.727
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 44 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0 - 106
Temperature range (°C): 11.054 - 23.542
Nitrate (umol/L): 1.734 - 7.121
Salinity (PPS): 35.008 - 36.727
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.795 - 6.346
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.218 - 0.485
Silicate (umol/l): 1.785 - 3.727
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 0 - 106
Temperature range (°C): 11.054 - 23.542
Nitrate (umol/L): 1.734 - 7.121
Salinity (PPS): 35.008 - 36.727
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.795 - 6.346
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.218 - 0.485
Silicate (umol/l): 1.785 - 3.727
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
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Depth range based on 27 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 1 sample.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0 - 0
Temperature range (°C): 24.022 - 24.022
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.482 - 0.482
Salinity (PPS): 35.317 - 35.317
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.841 - 4.841
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.179 - 0.179
Silicate (umol/l): 2.107 - 2.107
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 1 sample.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0 - 0
Temperature range (°C): 24.022 - 24.022
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.482 - 0.482
Salinity (PPS): 35.317 - 35.317
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.841 - 4.841
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.179 - 0.179
Silicate (umol/l): 2.107 - 2.107
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
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Epiphytic or on corallines on rock, epiphytic, epizoic in deep low-littoral pools and sublittorally to 30 m.
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Statistics of barcoding coverage: Acrosorium ciliolatum
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