Valonia macrophysa   Kutzing,  1843 (Algae)
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Taxonomy
Kingdom:Plantae
Phylum:Chlorophyta
Class: Ulvophyceae
Order:Siphonocladales
Family:Valoniaceae

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Description
Thallus of large macroscopic, crowded cells; of indeterminate diameter, to 5 cm thick; shiny, dark olive-green; rhizoids extending from basal cells.

Cells tightly packed, spherical, oblong to club-shaped; cell wall thin, tough, elastic, branching irregular, from base or any exposed area.

Synonym (s)
• Valonia uvaria Kutzing, 1845
(Heterotypic synonym)
• Valonia macrophysa f. uvaria (Kutzing) Kuckuck, 1907
(Heterotypic synonym)
Common Name (s)
Economic Importance and Threats
Ecology
Biogeography


• Lakshadweep, Kalpeni INDIA
• Lakshadweep, Minicoy INDIA
Literature Source(s)
  • Kaliaperumal, N; Kaladharan, P and Kalimuthu, S (1989) Seaweed and seagrass resources Marine living resources of the union territory of Lakshadweep: An indicative survey with suggestions for development Bulletin of Central Marine Research Institute CMFRI 43 162-176 Available at - http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/8213/1/Bulletin_No_43.pdf
  • Society for the Management of European Biodiversity Data (2009) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Available at - http://www.marinespecies.org
  • (2006) Algaebase Available at - http://www.algaebase.org/
  • Littler, DS; Littler, MM and Brooks, BL (1995) Marine algae and seagrasses from the Tobacco Range Fracture Zone, Belize, C.A Atoll Research Bulletin Smithsonian Institution Press 429 1-43 Available at - http://si-pddr.si.edu/dspace/handle/10088/2580
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