Drachiella (alga)

Drachiella is a genus of marine red alga.[3] It has scaly thickenings; also "rhizoids fringing openings".[4] It is found below the kelp zone in areas exposed to moderate wave action; it is iridescent, and consists of a short, narrow stipe broadening into midribless thalli which reach 7 cm in length.[5] Drachiella exhibits diffuse intercalary and marginal growth, and rhizoids are common along the margins, which it uses for anchorage.[3] Pit connections often link adjoining cells.[3]

Drachiella
Scientific classification
(unranked): Archaeplastida
Division: Rhodophyta
Class: Florideophyceae
Order: Ceramiales
Family: Delesseriaceae
Genus: Drachiella
J.Ernst & Feldmann [1]
Synonyms
  • Myriogramme
  • Aglaophyllum
  • Halymenia
  • Haraldiophyllum
  • Myriogramme
  • Nitophyllum[2]

Distribution

Drachiella spectabilis has been recorded from Inistrahull in Ireland.[6]

References
  1. Michael D. Guiry (2015). Guiry MD, Guiry GM (eds.). "Drachiella J.Ernst & Feldmann, 1957". AlgaeBase. National University of Ireland, Galway. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2008-07-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Showe-Mei Lin; Jane E. Lewis; Suzanne Fredericq (2002). "Drachiella liaoii sp. nov., a new member of the Schizoserideae (Delesseriaceae, Rhodophyta) from Taiwan and the Philippines". European Journal of Phycology. 37 (1): 93–102. doi:10.1017/S0967026201003511.
  4. Lee, R. E. (2008). Phycology (4th ed.). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-63883-8.
  5. http://www.marlin.ac.uk/species/Drachiellaspectabilis.htm Archived 2007-10-29 at the Wayback Machine Basic information for Drachiella spectabilis (a red seaweed)
  6. Morton, O. 2003. The marine macroalgae of County Donegal, Ireland. Bull. Ir. Biogeog. Soc. no. 27:3 - 164
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