Urospora (alga) explained

Urospora is a genus of green algae in the family Ulotrichaceae.^[1] In 2022, a member of genus Urospora was shown to be a photobiont partner for a crustose seashore lichen in the family Verrucariaceae. This is the first time that a member of this genus, or of the order Ulotrichales, has been recorded as a photobiont.^[2]

Further reading

• Leliaert, F., Rueness, J., Boedeker, C., Maggs,C.A., Cocquyt,E., Verbruggen, H. and de Clerck, O. 2009. Systematics of the marine microfilamentous green algae Uronema curvatum and Urospora microscopia (Chlorophyta). Eur. J. Phycol. 44: 487 -496.

Notes and References

1. See the NCBI webpage on Urospora. Data extracted from the Web site: NCBI taxonomy resources . . 2007-03-19.
2. Černajová . Ivana . Schiefelbein . Ulf . Škaloud . Pavel . Lichens from the littoral zone host diverse Ulvophycean photobionts . Journal of Phycology . 58 . 2 . 2022 . 10.1111/jpy.13234 . 267–280. 35032341 . 245963233 .