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Polysiphonia morrowii
Species of alga / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Polysiphonia morrowii is a species of red algae native to Northeast Asia. It has become an invasive species in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and South America.[1][2]
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Polysiphonia morrowii | |
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Polysiphonia morrowii (fig. 1-8) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
(unranked): | Archaeplastida |
Division: | Rhodophyta |
Class: | Florideophyceae |
Order: | Ceramiales |
Family: | Rhodomelaceae |
Genus: | Polysiphonia |
Species: | P. morrowii |
Binomial name | |
Polysiphonia morrowii Harvey, 1857 | |
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It is susceptible to infection by the parasitic oomycete Pythium porphyrae[3]