species: Asparagopsis taxiformis in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)
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Asparagopsis taxiformis


©Anne: Asparagopsis taxiformis at Lizard Island. 

©Anne: Asparagopsis taxiformis growing among living and dead branching coral at Lizard Island.

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Kingdom Plantae
Division Rhodophyta
Class Florideophyceae
Order Nemaliales
Family Bonnemaisoniaceae
Genus Asparagopsis
Species Asparagopsis taxiformis

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Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

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Interesting facts

  • This species is highly valued as food by Hawaiians (Huisman et al, 2007).

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References

  • Diaz-Pulido, G., C. Cornwall, P. Gartrell, C. Hurd and D.V. Tran (2016). Strategies of dissolved inorganic carbon use in macroalgae across a gradient of terrestrial influence: implications for the Great Barrier Reef in the context of ocean acidification. Coral Reefs, DOI 10.1007/s00338-016-1481-5. LIRS catalog number 1996.
  • Hoey, A.S. (2010). The ecosystem role of macroalgal browsing fishes on coral reefs. PhD thesis, James Cook University. LIRS catalog number 1415.
  • Hoey, A.S. and D.R. Bellwood (2009). Limited functional redundancy in a high diversity system:single species dominates key ecological processon coral reefs, Ecosystems, doi: 10.1007: s10021-009. LIRS catalog number 1270.
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