Turtle weed (species: Chlorodesmis fastigiata) in Lady Elliot Island (Gaia Guide)
Chlorodesmis fastigiata
Turtle weed


©Lyle Vail: Turtle weed (Chlorodesmis fastigiata) at Day Reef

©Paul Asman and Jill Lenoble: Turtle weed (Chlorodesmis fastigiata) among coral with Banded Humbug swimming nearby
Kingdom Plantae
Division Chlorophyta
Class Ulvophyceae
Order Bryopsidales
Family Udoteaceae
Genus Chlorodesmis
Species Chlorodesmis fastigiata

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©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

  • Benson, A.A. and R.E. Summons (1981). Arsenic accumulation in Great Barrier Reef invertebrates, Science, 211: 482-483. LIRS catalog number 42.
  • Birrell, C.L. (2003). Influences of benthic algae on coral settlement and post-settlement survival: implications for the recovery of disturbed and degraded reefs, M.Sc. thesis, James Cook University. LIRS catalog number 851.
  • Birrell, C.L., L.J. McCook, B.L. Willis and L. Harrington (2008). Chemical effects of macroalgae on larval settlement of the broadcast spawning coral Acropora millepora, Marine Ecology Progress Series, 362: 129-137. LIRS catalog number 1183.
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