Klebsormidium crenulatum
Description
This is a bright green algae with unbranched filaments. It can cause multilayered crusts to form.
Identification difficulty
Habitat
It has become increasingly common on fences and similar cut timber, it also grows on the soil surface and occasionally on rocks.
UK Status
Common
VC55 Status
Common
David Nicholls
Anstey Church
20 March 2015
David Nicholls
Beacon Hill Country Park
22 February 2017
David Nicholls
Dimminsdale
15 March 2014
David Nicholls
Groby Pool
21 March 2014
David Nicholls
Altar Stones NR
31 March 2022
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Algae, Bacteria, Virus
- Kingdom:
- Plantae
- Order:
- Klebsormidiales
- Family:
- Klebsormidiaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 7
- First record:
- 15/03/2014 (Nicholls, David)
- Last record:
- 28/03/2023 (Nicholls, David)
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David Nicholls
Dimminsdale
15 March 2014
