Trentepohlia aurea

Trentepohlia aurea
Trentepohlia aurea on Monterey cypress, Morro Bay State Park
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Clade: Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: UTC clade
Order: Trentepohliales
Family: Trentepohliaceae
Genus: Trentepohlia
Species:
T. aurea
Binomial name
Trentepohlia aurea
(L.)
Synonyms [1]
  • Amphiconium aureum (L.) Nees
  • Byssus aurea L.
  • Byssus cryptarum L.
  • Chroolepus aureum Kütz.
  • Chroolepus oleiferum Kütz.
  • Chroolepus velutinum Kütz.
  • Tophora cryptarum (L.) Fr.
  • Trentepohlia capitellata Ripart
  • Trentepohlia germanica Glück
  • Trentepohlia gobii Meyer
  • Trentepohlia maxima Karsten
  • Trentepohlia velutina (Kütz.) Hansg.

Trentepohlia aurea is a species of filamentous terrestrial green alga with a worldwide distribution. It grows on rocks, old walls and the trunks and branches of trees such as oaks, elms, and the Monterey cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa). The orange coloration results from carotenoid pigments in the algal cells. It is probably the most widespread and abundant species of Trentepohlia in the Britain and Ireland.[2]: 478 

  1. ^ Michael D. Guiry (2015). Guiry MD, Guiry GM (eds.). "Trentepohlia aurea (Linnaeus) C.F.P.Martius, 1817". AlgaeBase. National University of Ireland, Galway. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  2. ^ John, D.M.; Whitton, B.A.; Brook, A.J. (2002). The freshwater algal flora of the British Isles: an identification guide to freshwater and terrestrial algae. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521770514.