Chlorodesmis

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Chlorodesmis
Turtle weed, Chlorodesmis fastigiata, at 6 meters depth
Scientific classification Edit this classification
(unranked): Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: Ulvophyceae
Order: Bryopsidales
Family: Udoteaceae
Genus: Chlorodesmis
Harvey & Bailey, 1841
Type species
Chlorodesmis comosa
Species[1]
File:Turtle weed, Chlorodesmis fastigiata, with zooidangia

Chlorodesmis is a

Paragobiodon echinocephalus actively trim the alga even though they don't eat it.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. (2007). "Genus: Chlorodesmis taxonomy browser". AlgaeBase version 4.2 World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 2007-09-24.
  2. ^ Annu. Rev. Mar. Sci. 2009. 1:193-212. Marine Chemical Ecology: Chemical Signals and Cues Structure Marine Populations, Communities, and Ecosystems
  3. PMID 23139333
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