Enteromorpha flexuosa (Wulfen) J.Agardh 1883
Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Plantae
Subkingdom Viridiplantae
Infrakingdom Chlorophyta infrakingdom
Phylum Chlorophyta
Subphylum Chlorophytina
Class Ulvophyceae
Order Ulvales
Family Ulvaceae
Genus Enteromorpha
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Tubular thallus with emerging filaments. Dark field. Collected by Hannah Kemp, Highfields Park, Nottingham, England.. 06 Aug 2020. © C.F.Carter (chris.carter'at'6cvw.freeuk.com).
Apical view of emerging filament. Collected by Hannah Kemp, Highfields Park, Nottingham, England. 06 Aug 2020. © C.F.Carter (chris.carter'at'6cvw.freeuk.com).
Red-cyan anaglyph of tubular thallus. Collected by Hannah Kemp, Highfields Park, Nottingham, England. 06 Aug 2020. © C.F.Carter (chris.carter'at'6cvw.freeuk.com).
Surface cells showing pyrenoids and chloroplasts. Collected by Hannah Kemp, Highfields Park, Nottingham, England. 06 Aug 2020. © C.F.Carter (chris.carter'at'6cvw.freeuk.com).
Thallus shown as stereo pair- squint eyes to view. Collected by Hannah Kemp, Highfields Park, Nottingham, England. 06 Aug 2020. © C.F.Carter (chris.carter'at'6cvw.freeuk.com).
Showing structure of filamentous form. Collected by Hannah Kemp, Highfields Park, Nottingham, England. 06 Aug 2020. © C.F.Carter (chris.carter'at'6cvw.freeuk.com).
Filamentous form. Collected by Hannah Kemp, Highfields Park, Nottingham, England. 06 Aug 2020. © C.F.Carter (chris.carter'at'6cvw.freeuk.com).
Maret Islands, Western Australia. J.M. Huisman. © J.M. Huisman.
Yardley Chase, Northamptonshire, UK. 18 Jun 2015. © C.F.Carter(chris.carter'at'6cvw.freeuk.com.
Red-cyan anaglyph showing thallus in 3D. Yardley Chase, Northamptonshire, UK. 18 Jun 2015. © C.F.Carter(chris.carter'at'6cvw.freeuk.com.
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Ulva flexuosa Wulfen Very young filaments, Barton-under-Needwood Quarry, South Staffordshire, UK (Freshwater)
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Publication details
Enteromorpha flexuosa (Wulfen) J.Agardh 1883: 126
Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1883). Till algernes systematik. Nya bidrag. (Tredje afdelningen.). Lunds Universitets Års-Skrift, Afdelningen for Mathematik och Naturvetenskap 19(2): 1-177, IV pls. Download PDF
Type species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Enteromorpha is Enteromorpha intestinalis (Linnaeus) Nees.
Status of name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ulva flexuosa Wulfen
Basionym
Ulva flexuosa Wulfen
Type information
Type locality: Duino (near Trieste), Adriatic Sea [marine localtion] (Womersley 1984: 157). Type: W Wulfen No. 23 (Hayden & al. 2003: 289, table 4).
Origin of species name
Adjective (Latin), zigzag, bent alternately in opposite directions (Stearn 1973).
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
Nomenclatural notes
John et al. (2003) cite this as Enteromorpha flexuosa (Wulfen ex Roth) J. Agardh.
General environment
This is a marine species.
Common names
(as Enteromorpha flexuosa (Wulfen) J.Agardh)
Arabic: Tahalib (F.A.O. 1997).
English: Winding Nori (F.A.O. 1997).
Hawaiian: Limu ele'ele (Chapman & Chapman 1980).
Swedish: Gallertarmalg, Tarmalg (Tolstoy & Österlund 2003).
Detailed distribution with sources (Click to Load)
Source of current name
Hayden, H.S., Blomster, J., Maggs, C.A., Silva, P.C., Stanhope, M.J. & Waaland, J.R. (2003). Linnaeus was right all along: Ulva and Enteromorpha are not distinct genera. European Journal of Phycology 38(3): 277-294.
Key references
Burrows, E.M. (1991). Seaweeds of the British Isles. Volume 2. Chlorophyta. pp. [i]-xi, [1]-238, 60 figs, 9 pls. London: Natural History Museum Publications.
Day, S.A., Wickham, R.P., Entwisle, T.J. & Tyler, P.A. (1995). Bibliographic check-list of non-marine algae in Australia. Flora of Australia Supplementary Series 4: [i]-vii, 1-276.
Ding, L. & Luan, R. (2013). Flora algarum marinarum sinicarum Tomus IV Chlorophyta No. I Ulotrichales Chaetophorales, Phaeophilales, Ulvales, Acrosiphoniales. pp. [i]-xxi, 1-173, pls I-VI. Beijing: Science Press.
Joly, A.B. (1965). Flora marinha do litoral norte do estado de Saõ Paulo e regiões circunvizinhas. Boletim de Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras, Universidade de São Paulo, Botânica 21: 5-393, 11 figs, 59 plates, maps 1 + A-C.
McDermid, K.J., Stuercke, B. & Haleakala, O.J. (2005). Total dietary fiber content in Hawaiian marine algae. Botanica Marina 48: 437-440.
Shimada, S., Hiraoka, M., Nabata, S., Lima, M. & Masuda, M. (2003). Molecular phylogenetic analyses of the Japanese Ulva and Enteromorpha (Ulvales, Ulvophyceae), with special reference to the free-floating Ulva. Phycological Research 51(2): 99-108.
Vinogradova, K.L. (1966). Species generis Enteromorpha e sinu Novorossijskensi et Vicinitate. Novitates Systematicae Plantarum Non Vascularium 3: 68-82.
Vinogradova, K.L. (1979). Opredelitel' vodoroslej dal'nevostochnykh morej SSSR. Selenye vodorosli [Determination book of the algae of the far-eastern seas of the USSR. Green algae]. pp. 1-148, 67 figs, pls I-XVIII. Leningrad: Akademiya Nauk SSSR, Botanicheskij Institut im. V.L. Komarova.
Zinova, A.D. (1967). Opredelitel zelenikh, burikh i krasnich odoroslei juzhnikh morei SSSR [Guide to the green, brown and red algae of the southern seas of USSR]. pp. 1-398. Moscow, Leningrad: Academia Nauk. [in Russian]
Created: 06 April 1996 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 05 February 2018 by M.D. Guiry
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References
(Please note: only references with the binomials in the title are included. The information is from the Literature database.)
Hirose, H. & Chung, J. (1969). Notes on Enteromorpha flexuosa subsp. flexuosa found from Korea. Bulletin of the Japanese Society for Phycology 17: 15-19.
Leonardi, P.I. & Cáceres, E.J. (1990). Absolute configuration of the flagellar apparatus of biflagellate zoospores of Enteromorpha flexuosa spp. pilifera (Ulvophyceae, Chlorophyta). Journal of Phycology 26: 149-156, 41 figs.
Mairh, O.P., Pandey, R.S. & Tewari, A. (1986). Culture of Enteromorpha flexuosa (Wulf.) J. Ag. (Chlorophyceae) in outdoor pool. Indian Journal of Marine Sciences 15: 212-218.
Mairh, O.P., Pandey, R.S., Tewari, A., Oza, R.M. & Joshi, H.V. (1985). Seasonal phenomena, growth, swarmer liberation rhythm in Enteromorpha flexuosa (Chlorophyceae), occurring on the Okha coast. Proc. Indian Natl. Sci. Acad. 51: 381-385.
Michael, T.S. (2009). Glycoconjugate organization of Enteromorpha (=Ulva) flexuosa and Ulva fasciata (Chlorophyta) zoospores. Journal of Phycology 45(3): 660-677, 8 figs, 1 table.
Siddhanta, A.K., Ramavat, B.K., Chauhan, V.D., Achari, B., Dutta, P.K. & Pakrashi, S.C. (1991). Sulphonoglycolipid from the green alga Enteromorpha flexuosa (Wulf.) J. Ag.. Botanica Marina 34: 365-367, 1 fig.
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