Leathesia difformis, is a synonym for Leathesia marina (Lyngbye) Decaisne, 1842, commonly known as the sea cauliflower and the sea potato. It is a species of littoral brown algae in the class Phaeophyceae and the order Ectocarpales which is commonly attached to other seaweeds and sometimes rocks. When young, the organism is solid but as it matures it becomes hollow and somewhat convoluted and has the appearance of a small leathery brown bag about the same size as a tennis ball. The texture is rubbery and the outer surface smooth.
These brain-like brown seaweeds can be found growing on rock or as epiphytes on other seaweeds in the mid to low intertidal. Individuals can grow to ~15 centimetres (5.9 in) in diameter. Young individuals can resemble other globular forms of algae, such as Soranthera ulvoidea.[1][2] To determine if it is Leathesia, squeeze and flatten a piece between your fingers. Leathesia will break apart into filaments whereas other globular forms will flatten but remain intact.[3][4]
A 2011 study using phylogenetics found the following relationships between L. difformis and the rest of Chordariaceae.[5]
ChordariaceaeLeathesia difformis
Leathesia difformis, is a synonym for Leathesia marina (Lyngbye) Decaisne, 1842, commonly known as the sea cauliflower and the sea potato. It is a species of littoral brown algae in the class Phaeophyceae and the order Ectocarpales which is commonly attached to other seaweeds and sometimes rocks. When young, the organism is solid but as it matures it becomes hollow and somewhat convoluted and has the appearance of a small leathery brown bag about the same size as a tennis ball. The texture is rubbery and the outer surface smooth.
These brain-like brown seaweeds can be found growing on rock or as epiphytes on other seaweeds in the mid to low intertidal. Individuals can grow to ~15 centimetres (5.9 in) in diameter. Young individuals can resemble other globular forms of algae, such as Soranthera ulvoidea. To determine if it is Leathesia, squeeze and flatten a piece between your fingers. Leathesia will break apart into filaments whereas other globular forms will flatten but remain intact.
Leathesia difformis o patata de mar es un alga editorial de la clase Phaeophyceae (algas pardas). Se encuentra comúnmente fijada a las rocas o a otras algas. Cuando es joven, el organismo es sólido, pero cuando madura se transforma en hueco y algo convolucionado, lo que le da el aspecto de una pequeña bolsa de cuero marrón con el tamaño aproximado de una pelota de tenis. La textura es elástica y la superficie exterior lisa.
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Especies: Leathesia marina
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Leathesia marina est une espèce d'algues brunes de la famille des Chordariaceae.
Leathesia marina est une espèce d'algues brunes de la famille des Chordariaceae.
