Vertebrata lanosa (L.) T.A.Chr.
A Tubed Weed
Synonyms: Polysiphonia lanosa, Fucus lanosus, Ceramium fastigiatum, Conferva omissa, Hutchinsia fastigiata, Polysiphonia fastigiata, Vertebrata fastigiata
CLASSIFICATION
Main Group: Protoctist
Sublevel 1: Archaeplastida
Sublevel 2: Red Algae
✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦
Division: Rhodophyta
Class: Florideophyceae
Order: Ceramiales
Family: Rhodomelaceae
Genus: Vertebrata
Species: Vertebrata lanosa
STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND
Origin: Native
Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No
Rarity Designations:
There are no rarity listings for protoctists.
The federal government and New England states do not evaluate
protoctists for rarity.
BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY
Feeding Type: Photoautotroph, Heterotroph
HABITAT
PHOTOS OF Vertebrata lanosa
Showing attachment to Ascophyllum nodosum
Essex County, MA
Date: 2017-01-11
Thallus
Essex County, MA
Date: 2017-01-11
Thallus
Essex County, MA
Date: 2017-01-11
Thallus
Essex County, MA
Date: 2017-01-11
ASSOCIATED SPECIES
| Associated Species | Type of Associate | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Ascophyllum nodosum (Knotted Wrack) | Host alga | Ciciotte and Thomas 1997 |
PHOTOS OF SPECIES ASSOCIATIONS
Vertebrata lanosa on Ascophyllum nodosum
Essex County, MA
Date: 2017-01-11
REFERENCES
Ciciotte, S.L. and R.J. Thomas. 1997. Carbon exchange between Polysiphonia lanosa (Rhodophyceae) and its brown algal host. American Journal of Botany. 84(11):1614-1616.