Nitella pseudoflabellata explained

Nitella pseudoflabellata is a species of algae^[1] native to southwestern Australia] and New Zealand.^[2]

Description

Nitella pseudoflabellata is a species of algae that belongs to the genus Nitella. Its appearance is similar to many other Nitella species.

Range

Nitella pseudoflabellata is mostly located in coastal areas of Australia and New Zealand, although some instances of the species have been recorded in China, the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, Thailand and Japan.

Habitat

It is endemic to freshwater deposits in inland regions and wetlands.

Etymology

The pseudo- prefix means not genuine/false, while the -flabellata suffix in Latin is an inflection of flabellatus, meaning fan-shaped.

Taxonomy

Nitella pseudoflabellata belongs to the Characeae family.

Notes and References

1. Growth and oxidative stress of Brittlewort (Nitella pseudoflabellata) in response to cesium exposure . Atapaththu, Keerthi Sri Senartahna . Md Harun Rashid . Takashi Asaeda . Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology . 96 . 2016 . 3 . 347–353. 10.1007/s00128-016-1736-4 .
2. Web site: Nitella pseudoflabellata . iNaturalist . 2023-07-18 . en-US.