Nitella opaca
| Nitella opaca | |
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| Nitella opaca from the Whitchurch canal | |
Scientific classification 
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| Clade: | Viridiplantae |
| (unranked): | Charophyta |
| Class: | Charophyceae |
| Order: | Charales |
| Family: | Characeae |
| Genus: | Nitella |
| Species: | N. opaca
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| Binomial name | |
| Nitella opaca (C.Agardh ex Bruzelius) C.Agardh
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Nitella opaca is a species of algae in the family Characeae.
Description
[edit]Nitella opaca is a dioecious species very similar to Nitella flexilis and difficult to distinguish from it.[1]
Distribution
[edit]Nitella opaca has been observed in fresh waters, mostly lakes. Can be found up to 12 m deep. [2]
Etymology
[edit]From the Latin adjective opaca, meaning "opaque", "not shining".[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Guiry, M.D., John, D.M. Rindi, F. and McCarthy, T.K. (ed) 2007 New Survey of Clare Island. Volume 6: The Freshwater and Terrestrial Algae. Royal Irish Academy.ISBN 978-1-904890-31-7
- ^ a b M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 May 2018.
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