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Vaucheria litorea
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Vaucheria litorea is a species of yellow-green algae (Xanthophyceae).[2] It grows in a filamentous fashion (forming long tubular cells connected end to end).[2] V. litorea is a common intertidal species of coastal brackish waters and salt marshes of the Northern Atlantic, along the coasts of Europe, North America and New Zealand.[3] It is also found in the Eastern Pacific coasts of Washington state. It is found to be able to tolerate a large range of salinities, making it euryhaline.[4]
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Vaucheria litorea | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | SAR |
Clade: | Stramenopiles |
Phylum: | Gyrista |
Subphylum: | Ochrophytina |
Class: | Xanthophyceae |
Order: | Vaucheriales |
Family: | Vaucheriaceae |
Genus: | Vaucheria |
Species: | V. litorea |
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Vaucheria litorea | |
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