species: Jania adhaerens in taxonomy (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Jania adhaerens


©Georgina Nicholson: Jania adhaerens from Lizard Island, live colour. Identified by Georgina Nicholson.

©Georgina Nicholson: Jania adhaerens from Lizard Island. Identified by Georgina Nicholson.

©Georgina Nicholson: Jania adhaerens from Lizard Island. Scale bar is 200 µm. Identified by Georgina Nicholson.

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Kingdom Plantae
Division Rhodophyta
Class Florideophyceae
Order Corallinales
Family Corallinaceae
Genus Jania
Species Jania adhaerens

Lizard Island area: all known taxa
Lizard Island Field Guide

Colours

              

Distinguishing features

Y-shaped branching is distinctive; extremely common in the Lizard Island area but easily overlooked. (Contributed by Georgina Nicholson.)

Size

  • Up to 3 cm (thallus length according to Edgar, 2019)

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Web resources

References

References that assist with identification

  • Edgar, G. (2019). Tropical Marine Life of Australia New Holland Publishers, London.

Other references

  • Price, I.A., A.W.D. Larkum and A. Bailey (1976). Appendix: Check list of marine benthic plants collected in the Lizard Island area, Australian Journal of Plant Physiology, 3: 3-8. LIRS catalog number 191.