Prasiola

<i>Prasiola</i>

Prasiola

Genus of algae

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Prasiola is a genus of fresh water and marine green algae. Each individual plant is small but they usually grow side by side to form a green turf on rock surfaces. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.[2]: 227 

Occurrence

Freshwater species in this genus are common in cold water streams.[3]: 416 

Reproduction

Asexual reproduction occurs by fragmentation or spores. While in sexual reproduction both male and female gametes are produced on the same thalli.[2]: 227 

Species

There are about 25 species in the genus.[2][4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Algaebase entry".
  2. [2]
    Bunker, Francis; Brodie, Juliet A.; Maggs, Christine A.; Bunker, Anne R. (2017-06-05). Seaweeds of Britain and Ireland: Second Edition. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-9955673-3-7.
  3. [3]
    Wehr, John D.; Sheath, Robert G.; Kociolek, J. Patrick (2015-06-05). Freshwater Algae of North America: Ecology and Classification. Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-12-385877-1.
  4. [4]
    "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Prasiola Meneghini, 1838". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2021-11-22.


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