| Mastocarpus papillatus | |
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| M. papillatus fertile female gametophyte, on "Petrocelis" crustose sporophyte | |
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| Species: | M. papillatus
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| Mastocarpus papillatus (C.Agardh) Kützing 1843: 398
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Gigartina papillata | |
Mastocarpus papillatus, commonly known as "Turkish washcloth" or (in its other lifestage) "tar spot" or Petrocelis , is an interesting marine alga species with two distinct lifecycle phases.
The crusts are generally more resistant to grazing then the frond phase, so the relative abundance of crust vs. frond will reflect the grazing pressure at a given locality. [1]
References edit
- ^ Biology of the Red Algae, 1990, p. 394
- ^ Intertidal red algae at SeaNet, Hopkins Marine Lab
- ^ Mastocarpus papillatus at Seaweed Industry Association