Prasiola calophylla
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Prasiola calophylla is a species of algae.[1]
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Prasiola calophylla | |
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Scientific classification | |
(unranked): | Viridiplantae |
Division: | Chlorophyta |
Class: | Trebouxiophyceae |
Order: | Prasiolales |
Family: | Prasiolaceae |
Genus: | Prasiola |
Species: | P. calophylla |
Binomial name | |
Prasiola calophylla (Carmichael ex Greville) Kützing | |
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It is one of the few macroalgae species that can survive extreme temperatures.[2]: 228
The species was first described by Captain Carmichael in Lismore, Scotland.[3]