Pterosiphonia Falkenberg 1897 - Encyclopedia of Life

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Pterosiphonia is a genus of red algae in the family Rhodomelaceae. Individuals can grow to 5 cm.

EOL has data for 15 attributes, including:

geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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Mediterranean Sea Area
growth habit
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/growthHabit
- Definition: general growth form, including size and branching. Some organisms have different growth habits depending on environment or location
- Attribution: Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 12, July 2012. Glossary: http://www.mobot.org/mobot/research/apweb/top/glossarya_h.html#habit PLANTS Database Growth Habits Codes and Definitions: https://plants.usda.gov/growth_habits_def.html
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macroalga
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OMIT_0013523
- Definition: macroscopic, multicellular, marine algae
- Attribution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seaweed
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number of public records in bold
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/NumberPublicRecordsInBOLD
- Definition: number of records in this clade in the Barcode Of Life Database (BOLD)
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32
thallus length
- URI: https://eol.org/schema/terms/thallus_length
- Definition: length of the thallus, a gametophytic lifestage that has a flat growth form
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5 cm
water depth
- URI: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimDepth
- Definition: The depth of seawater at a location where this organism has been observed or collected.
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0 m
water temperature
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/SeawaterTemperature
- Definition: Temperature of the water at a location where this organism has been observed or collected.
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22.765 degrees celsius

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Pterosiphonia Falkenberg 1897. View this species on GBIF

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Pterosiphonia includes 13 children: