species: Wurdemannia miniata in taxonomy (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Wurdemannia miniata


©Georgina Nicholson: Wurdemannia miniata from Lizard Island. Scale bar is 200 µm. Identified by Georgina Nicholson.

©Georgina Nicholson: Wurdemannia miniata from Lizard Island. Scale bar is 200 µm. Identified by Georgina Nicholson.

©Georgina Nicholson: Wurdemannia miniata from Lizard Island, live colour. Identified by Georgina Nicholson.

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Kingdom Plantae
Division Rhodophyta
Class Florideophyceae
Order Gigartinales
Family Solieriaceae
Genus Wurdemannia
Species Wurdemannia miniata

Lizard Island area: all known taxa
Lizard Island Field Guide

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Distinguishing features

A turfing algae that can form short, dense mats.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

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Distribution

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References

  • Nicholson, G.M. and K.D. Clements (2020). Resolving resource partitioning in parrotfishes (Scarini) using microhistology of feeding substrata. Coral Reefs, 39. LIRS catalog number 2396.