Trentepohlia

Taxobox
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image_caption = "Trentepohlia" sp. on "Cryptomeria japonica" bark‎
name = "Trentepohlia"
domain = Eukaryota
regnum = Viridiplantae
phylum = Chlorophyta
classis = Ulvophyceae
ordo = Trentepohliales
familia = Trentepohliaceae
genus = "Trentepohlia"
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision =
* "T. arborum"

* "T. aurea"

* "T. dialepta"

* "T. sp. UTEX 1227"

* "T. iolithus"

* "T. abietina"

* "T. annulata"

* "T. umbrina"

* "T. sp. Knysna 563"

* "T. sp. SAG 117.80"
synonyms =
* "Trentepohlia Mart."

In botany, "Trentepohlia" is a genus of filamentous green chlorophyte algae, specifically of the family Trentepohliaceae, living on terrestrial supports such as tree trunks and wet rocks. [See the NCBI [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&id=173374 webpage on Trentepohlia] . Data extracted from the cite web | url=ftp://ftp.ncbi.nih.gov/pub/taxonomy/ | title=NCBI taxonomy resources | publisher=National Center for Biotechnology Information | accessdate=2007-03-19] "Trentepohlia" species form associations with fungal hyphae, and are widespread photobionts in lichens, such as the "secret writing" crustose lichen genera "Graphis", "Graphina", "Gyalecta" and "Opegrapha". F.S. Dobson (2000) Lichens, an illustrated guide too the British and Irish species. Richmond publishing Co. ISBN0 85546 094 6] T. Friedl and B. Büdel (1996) Photobionts, in Nash, T.H. (ed.) Lichen biology, pp.8-23, Cambridge University Press.] The strong orange colour of the filaments, which masks the green of the chlorophyll, is caused by the presence of large quantities of carotenoid pigments.

References

See also

* Seaweed

External links

cientific references

cientific databases

* [http://www.algaebase.org/search/genus/ AlgaeBase]

* [http://www.algaterra.org/ATDB/Names/NamesMain.cfm AlgaTerra database]

* [http://ravenel.si.edu/botany/ing/ingForm.cfm Index Nominum Genericorum]