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Blidingia minima

Blidingia minima
Scientific classification
(unranked):	Viridiplantae
Division:	Chlorophyta
Class:	Ulvophyceae
Order:	Ulvales
Family:	Kornmanniaceae
Genus:	Blidingia
Species:	B. minima
Binomial name
Blidingia minima (NägeliexKützing) Kylin
Synonyms[1]
Enteromorpha minima Nägeli ex Kützing

Blidingia minima is a species of seaweed in the Kornmanniaceae family. It was described by Johann Kylin in 1947.^[2]

Description[edit]

The species is 1–10 centimetres (0.39–3.94 in) long by 1–2 millimetres (0.039–0.079 in) wide and is light green in colour.^[3]Itfronds are tubular with it cell arrangement being irregular and 10 micrometres (0.00039 in) in diameter. Stellate chloroplasts also exist. The tubes rise in groups from the center.^[4]Itthalli grow as clusters which carry cylindrical and hollow tubes which arise from discoidal cushion.^[5] The tubes are 1–20 millimetres (0.039–0.787 in) long and 2 millimetres (0.079 in) wide. Thallus cells are 7 micrometres (0.00028 in) wide and are angular.^[6]

Distribution[edit]

The species is found throughout eastern part of Asia in such countries as China, Japan, Korea and eastern part of Russia.^[5] It is also found in Azores, Canada, Norway, South Africa, United States, and various gulfs, seas and oceans, such as Gulf of Maine and Gulf of Mexico and in Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and Wadden Sea.^[2] Besides this places it have a type locality which is Helgoland, Germany^[7] and is also common in Ireland and Great Britain.^[8] It was recorded in Queensland, Australia as well.^[9]

English distribution[edit]

In England, the species was recorded from East Sussex.^[10]

Habitat[edit]

It is found growing on cobble, boulders, bedrocks, barnacles, driftwood and even on different algae species throughout the semi-protected and protected areas.^[5]

Ecology[edit]

Blidingia minima is considered to be a food for periwinkles.^[11]

References[edit]

Further reading[edit]

• Kylin, H. (1947). Über die Fortpflanzungsverhältnisse in der Ordnung Ulvales. Vol. 17. Kungl. Fysiografiska Sällskapets i Lund Förhandlingar. pp. 174–182.
• Boraso, A.L. (1970). "Sobre la presencia de Blidingia minima (Nägeli ex Kützing) Kylin var. Minima en la Argentina (Chlorophyta, Ulvaceae)". 30. Physis: 167–170. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
• Garbary, D.J. & Tam, C. (1989). "Blidingia minima var. stolonifera var. nov. (Ulvales, Chlorophyta) from British Columbia: systematics, life history and morphogenesis". 9. Nordic Journal of Botany: 321–328. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
• Iima, M. (1989). "Geographical variation of development and life history of Blidingia minima (Chlorophyceae) from Japan". Scientific Papers of the Institute of Algological Research. 8 (2): 157–185.
• Karsten, U. & Kirst, G.O. (1989). "Intracellular solutes, photosynthesis and respiration of the green alga Blidingia minima in response to salinity stress". 102. Botan. Acta: 123–128. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
• Prange, R.K. (1978). "An autecological study of Blidingia minima var. subsalsa (Chlorophyceae) in the Squamish estuary (British Columbia)". 56. Canadian Journal of Botany: 170–179. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
• Reis-Santos, R.P. (1992). "Blidingia minima (Nägeli ex Kützing) Kylin var. minima (Monostromataceae - Chlorophyta), ocorrência nova para a costa brasileira". 19. Hoehna: 125–128. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
• Swanson, J.A. & Floyd, G.L. (1978). "Fine structure of the zoospores and thallus of Blidingia minima". 97. Trans. Amer. Micros. Soc: 549–558. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
• Tatewaki, M. & Iima, M. (1984). "Life Histories of Blidingia minima (Chlorophyceae), especially sexual reproduction". 20. Journal of Phycology: 368–376. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
• Woolcott, G.W.; Iima, M. & King, R.J. (2000). "Speciation within Blidingia minima (Chlorophyta) in Japan: evidence from morphology, ontogeny and analyses of nuclear rDNA ITS sequence". 36. Journal of Phycology: 227–236. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)