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Jade Necklace
Urospora wormskioldii
Authority:
(Mertens ex Hornemann) Rosenvinge
North Pacific Distribution:
Aleutian Islands, Alaska, to San Luis Obispo County, California; Japan; Russia
Phylum:
Chlorophyta
Class:
Ulvophyceae
Order:
Ulotrichales
Family:
Ulotrichaceae
Former Scientific Names:
Conferva wormskioldii, Hormiscia wormskioldii, Urospora vancouveriana
Description: Thallus is a dark green, unbranched, uniseriate filament. When fertile, the single chain of barrel-shaped cells, visible to the naked eye, looks like a necklace of small jade beads.Habitat: This spring ephemeral is found on rock (usually cobble) in the low intertidal of semi-exposed habitats. Similar taxa: Urospora spp., Ulothrix

Detailed Description >> by Louis A. Hanic
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