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Natural Science Forum / Biology / Microbiology / March 2007Help with Identification of Algae
Could someone help me identify this algae. This picture was taken in Gladstone, QLD. Please forgive me for the last post. I didn't know how the format was going to come out. http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s104/pterribilis/image001.jpg On Mar 3, 11:10 am, pterribi...@gmail.com wrote: > Could someone help me identify this algae. This picture was taken in > Gladstone, QLD. Please forgive me for the last post. I didn't know how > the format was going to come out. > > http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s104/pterribilis/image001.jpg Oh..is that's really algae? or a kind of plant? I thought algae grew in water. Perhaps this is a type of moss? How big is this? You don't provide a scale. What type of conditions is it growing in? Arid? Desert? Humid? You've got to give the people on this list more information. Judy Dilworth, M.T. (ASCP) Microbiology (NOT a botanist) http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s104/pterribilis/image001.jpg On Mar 5, 7:58 am, "JEDilworth" <bactit...@nospamhortonsbay.com> wrote: > I thought algae grew in water. Perhaps this is a type of moss? How big is > this? You don't provide a scale. What type of conditions is it growing in? [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s104/pterribilis/image001.jpg I believe if you look near the base of the "plant" it has beading which is indicative of an algae. I was asked to find out what type of plant this is from a friend of mine. I believe this picture was taken near a beach and is about the size of an adult male's hand. I'll try to get more details soon. > Could someone help me identify this algae. This picture was taken in > Gladstone, QLD. Please forgive me for the last post. I didn't know how > the format was going to come out. > > http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s104/pterribilis/image001.jpg The plant reminds me of a Samphire (Halosarcia sp.) with the beaded form of growth. The larger swellings may be seed pods. The fact that it was found near a beach also reinforces my impression. |
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