Neorhodomela larix, commonly known as black pine, is a species of red algae native to coastal areas of the North Pacific, from Mexico to the Bering Sea to Japan. It forms dense mats on semi-exposed rocks in intertidal areas. The thallus is dark brown to black in color with whorled branches resembling a bottlebrush or a pine tree's branches.[1][2]
| Black pine Neorhodomela larix | |
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| Neorhodomela larix with Analipus japonicus, Cambria, California | |
Scientific classification 
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| Clade: | Archaeplastida |
| Division: | Rhodophyta |
| Class: | Florideophyceae |
| Order: | Ceramiales |
| Family: | Rhodomelaceae |
| Genus: | Neorhodomela |
| Species: | N. larix
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| Binomial name | |
| Neorhodomela larix | |
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Ecology
editThe brown alga Soranthera ulvoidea is commonly found as an epiphyte on Neorhodomela species,[3][4][5][6][7] especially N. larix[8] Isabella Abbott notes that individuals of Soranthera growing on Neorhodomela species as a host differ from those found on other hosts by tending to be attached more broadly, thick walled, spherical, and occurring primarily in northern or central California.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Neorhodomela larix". Seaweeds of Alaska, RCAC. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
- ^ M.D. Guiry. "Neorhodomela larix (Turner) Masuda". AlgaeBase. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
- ^ Holmeson, Jan (19 December 2006). "Soranthera ulvoides (Studded sea balloon)". Sound Water Stewards. Oak Harbor, WA: Periwinkle Press. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ Lindeberg, Mandy; Lindstrom, Sandra. "Studded Sea Balloons Soranthera ulvoidea". Seaweeds of Alaska. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ 瀬川 (Segawa), 宗吉 (Sōkichi) (1959). 原色日本海藻図鑑 [Coloured illustrations of the seaweeds of Japan]. 保育社の原色図鑑 (Hoikusha no genshoku zukan) (in Japanese). Vol. 18 (Revised ed.). Osaka: 保育社 (Hoikusha). OCLC 644753401.
- ^ a b Abbott, Isabella Aiona; Hollenberg, George J (1976). Marine Algae of California. Redwood City, CA: Stanford University Press. ISBN 9780804721523. OCLC 693770114.
- ^ Setchell, William Albert; Gardner, Nathaniel Lyon (26 June 1925). The Marine Algae of the Pacific Coast of North America (PDF). University of California publications in botany. Vol. 8. Berkeley, CA: University of California. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.5719. OCLC 3295781. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ Postels, A. & Ruprecht, F. (1840). Illustrationes algarum in itinere circum orbem jussu imperatoris Nicolai I. Atque auspiciis navarchi Friderici Lütke annis 1826, 1827, 1828 et 1829 celoce Seniavin exsecuto in Oceano pacifico, inprimis septemtrionale ad littora rossica asiatico-americana collectarum. pp. [i-vi ], [i]- iv, 1-28 [1-2, index], [Latin:] [-iv], [1]-22, [1-2, index], 40 pls. Petropoli [St. Petersburg]: Typis Eduardi Pratz. OCLC 853056445
External links
edit- Neorhodomela larix at University of California, Santa Cruz
- Neorhodomela larix at AlgaeBase. Includes photo gallery
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