Stylonema alsidii explained

Stylonema alsidii is a species of marine red algae. The type locality is Trieste in Italy, but it has a worldwide distribution.

The species was first described by Giovanni Zanardini in 1840 as Bangia alsidii.^{[1] [2]}

Distribution

It is one of the algae of the Houtman Abrolhos, found off the coast of Western Australia.^[3] It is one of the red seaweeds of South Africa, including the seaweeds of the Cape Peninsula and False Bay.

Ecology

It is susceptible to infection by the parasitic oomycete Pythium porphyrae.^[4]

External links

• • • Stylonema alsidii at AlgaeBase

Notes and References

1. Web site: Stylonema alsidii (Zanardini) K.M.Drew 1956 :: Algaebase. 2021-09-18. www.algaebase.org.
2. Zanardini, G. . 1840. [Lettera] Alla direzione della Biblioteca Italiana]. Biblioteca Italiana. 96. 131–137 [136].
3. Book: John Marinus Huisman. Marine plants of Australia. 31 January 2011. 2000. UWA Publishing. 978-1-876268-33-6. 26–.
4. Spencer. M. A.. Pythium porphyrae. (Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria). IMI Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria. 2004. 162. Sheet 1617. 10 October 2017. CAB International. Wallingford, UK. English. A description is provided for Pythium porphyrae. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. DISEASES: Red-rot disease, red-wasting disease. HOSTS: Bangia atropurpurea, Callophyllis adhaerens, Polyopes affinis (syn.