Stream macroalgae of Hawai`i: an identification guide - Hawaii.gov
Stream macroalgae of Hawai`i: an identification guide - Hawaii.gov
Stream macroalgae of Hawai`i: an identification guide - Hawaii.gov
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Cloniophora<br />
Classification: Chlorophyta (Family<br />
Chaetophoraceae)<br />
General habit: pl<strong>an</strong>ts forming grass-green or<br />
sometimes yellow-green tufts on rocks, composed <strong>of</strong><br />
br<strong>an</strong>ched filaments, not as coarse to the touch as<br />
Cladophora, <strong>of</strong>ten with a feathery appear<strong>an</strong>ce,<br />
usually epilithic<br />
Species in Hawai‘i: C. macrocladia, C. plumosa, C.<br />
spicata, Cloniophora sp.<br />
Isl<strong>an</strong>d distribution: Kaua‘i, O‘ahu, Maui, Hawai‘i<br />
Distinguishing features: a filamentous, br<strong>an</strong>ched<br />
alga, br<strong>an</strong>ches sometimes in whorl-like formation,<br />
main axis cells larger th<strong>an</strong> cells <strong>of</strong> br<strong>an</strong>ches,<br />
chloroplast b<strong>an</strong>d-shaped, mostly encircling the cell<br />
(especially in the main axis cells)<br />
Compare with: Chaetophora, Cladophora,<br />
Stigeoclonium<br />
A, B. A rock in a stream covered with Cloniophora.<br />
Scale bar = 10cm (A), 2cm (B). C. An individual<br />
Cloniophora pl<strong>an</strong>t viewed under a dissecting microscope.<br />
Scale bar = 5mm. D. Main axis <strong>of</strong> a filament<br />
28<br />
showing the b<strong>an</strong>d-shaped chloroplasts. Scale bar<br />
= 50µm. E, F. Br<strong>an</strong>ched Cloniophora filament<br />
showing b<strong>an</strong>d-shaped chloroplasts. Scale bar =<br />
50µm.
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