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Name derivation:
Classification:
Morphology:
Uniseriate trichomes, cells 12 – 20 µm wide and 10 – 35 µm long.
Similar genera:
Habitat:
Freshwater. Rare. Recently discovered in three coastal streams in west-central California USA attached to calcareous substrate. Stream water pH was 8.2 – 8.5. (Wehr at al. 2013).
References:
Guiry, M.D., and G.M. Guiry 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 January 2013. Wehr, J.D., R. Stancheva, K. Truhn and R.G. Sheath 2013. Discovery of the rare freshwater brown alga Pleurocladia lacustris (Ectocarpales, Phaeophyceae) in California streams. Western North American Naturalist 73(2): 148-157.