Prasiola crispa

Prasiola crispa
"Prasiola crispa" found in central Queen Maud Land, Antarctica
Prasiola crispa found in central Queen Maud Land, Antarctica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Clade: Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: Trebouxiophyceae
Order: Prasiolales
Family: Prasiolaceae
Genus: Prasiola
Species:
P. crispa
Binomial name
Prasiola crispa
(Lightfoot) Kützing 1843
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Ulva crispaLightfoot 1777
    • Ulva terrestris Roth 1797
    • Schizogonium crispatum Kützing 1843
    • Schizogonium parietinum Kützing 1843
    • Hormidium parietinum (Kützing) Kützing 1845
    • Prasiola rothii Kützing 1845
    • Prasiola orbicularis Kützing 1845
    • Prasiola antarctica Kützing 1849
    • Schizogonium laetevirens var. crispatum (Kützing) Kützing 1849
    • Prasiola rothii var. falklandica Kützing 1849
    • Prasiola falklandica (Kützing) Kützing 1855
    • Prasiola georgica Reinsch 1890
    • Prasiola crispa subsp. terrestris Børgesen 1902
    • Prasiola crispa var. aspera West & G.S.West 1911
    • Prasiola crispa subsp. antarctica (Kützing) Knebel 1935
    • Mastodia antarctica (Kützing) C.W.Dodge 1948

Prasiola crispa is a small terrestrial green alga. It has been recorded world-wide mostly from cold-temperate to polar regions.

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