Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Ulva compressa L.
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, Auckland, Manukau Harbour, Onehunga, beside the Sea Scouts den
Field Collection Date
20 Jul 2015
Field Collection Notes
On top of sandstone rock platform, upper intertidal. Growing mixed with Gayralia oxysperma rosettes. Single pyrenoid per cell, cells 8-10 µm wide, polygonal, unordered. Chloroplast at one end of cell. Thallus tubular, simple, or joined at base, with some small peg-like branches
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-36.92992, 174.78181
174.78181, 174.78181
Last Update
22 May 2023
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