Blidingia minima
Summary 3
Blidingia minima is a species of seaweed in the Ulvaceae family. It was described by Johann Kylin in 1947.
Description 4
Blidingia minima consists of fine, branched or unbranched, hollow green tubes, up to 5 cm long. Groups of tubes arise from the raised centre of a small flattened disc-shaped holdfast that is attached to the rock. Plants reproduce throughout the year, reproductive spores arising from the upper layers of the tubes.Blidingia minima can be confused with Ulva spp., but can be identified by its smaller, more delicate and sometimes branching tubes, the central disc attachment, its microscopic morphology and reproductive processes.
Habitat 5
Found on hard surfaces, including stones, rocks and boulders on the upper shore and in harbours and estuaries. Occasionally found free-floating in sheltered water. Blidingia minima is found in a range of salinities from almost freshwater to sea water and on exposed and sheltered shores. It may occur mixed with other species.
Habitat 6
Depth range based on 8 specimens in 3 taxa.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0 - 0.75
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 0 - 0.75
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- (c) Sarka Martinez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Sarka Martinez
- (c) Christine Matthews, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/Seaweed_on_Groyne%2C_Shanklin%2C_Isle_of_Wight_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1709247.jpg
- Adapted by Joseph deVeer from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blidingia_minima
- (c) The Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/10657385
- (c) The Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/10657386
- Public Domain, http://eol.org/data_objects/17385598
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