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''Acetabularia integra'' [[Jean Vincent Félix Lamouroux|J. V. Lamouroux]]<br/> |
''Acetabularia integra'' [[Jean Vincent Félix Lamouroux|J. V. Lamouroux]]<br/> |
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''Acetabularia mediterranea'' J. V. Lamouroux, 1816<br/> |
''Acetabularia mediterranea'' J. V. Lamouroux, 1816<br/> |
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''Acetabulum marinum'' [[Tournefort]], 1719<br/> |
''Acetabulum marinum'' [[Joseph Pitton de Tournefort|Tournefort]], 1719<br/> |
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''Acetabulum mediterraneum'' [[Lamarck]], 1816<br/> |
''Acetabulum mediterraneum'' [[Lamarck]], 1816<br/> |
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''Corallina androsace'' [[Peter Simon Pallas|Pallas]], 1766<br/> |
''Corallina androsace'' [[Peter Simon Pallas|Pallas]], 1766<br/> |
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'''''Acetabularia acetabulum''''' is a [[species]] of [[green alga]] from the family [[Polyphysaceae]]. |
'''''Acetabularia acetabulum''''' is a [[species]] of [[green alga]] from the family [[Polyphysaceae]]. |
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==Distribution== |
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Mediterranean at the depth one to two meters.<ref name="Laetz 2017"/> |
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==Description== |
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This alga is [[unicellular]]. |
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[[File:Acetabularia mediterranea life.svg|left|thumb|Life cycle of ''Acetabularia acetabulum''.]] |
[[File:Acetabularia mediterranea life.svg|left|thumb|Life cycle of ''Acetabularia acetabulum''.]] |
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The main storage polysaccharide of ''Acetabularia acetabulum'' is [[starch]] as granules within the chloroplast’s stroma.<ref name="Laetz 2017"/> |
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==Predators== |
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Predators of ''Acetabularia acetabulum'' include sea slug ''[[Elysia timida]]''. |
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Predators of ''Acetabularia acetabulum'' include sea slug ''[[Elysia timida]]''.<ref name="Laetz 2017">Laetz E. M. J., Moris V. C., Moritz L., Haubrich A. N. & Wägele H. (2017). "Photosynthate accumulation in solar-powered sea slugs - starving slugs survive due to accumulated starch reserves". ''Frontiers in Zoology'' '''14''': 4. {{doi|10.1186/s12983-016-0186-5}}.</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Acetabularia integra J. V. Lamouroux | |
Acetabularia acetabulum is a species of green alga from the family Polyphysaceae.
Distribution
Mediterranean at the depth one to two meters.[2]
Description
This alga is unicellular.
The main storage polysaccharide of Acetabularia acetabulum is starch as granules within the chloroplast’s stroma.[2]
Predators
Predators of Acetabularia acetabulum include sea slug Elysia timida.[2]
References
- ^ Guiry, Michael D. (2015). Acetabularia acetabulum (Linnaeus) P.C.Silva, 1952. In: Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2017). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=494795 on 2017-05-06
- ^ a b c Laetz E. M. J., Moris V. C., Moritz L., Haubrich A. N. & Wägele H. (2017). "Photosynthate accumulation in solar-powered sea slugs - starving slugs survive due to accumulated starch reserves". Frontiers in Zoology 14: 4. doi:10.1186/s12983-016-0186-5.