APHOTOMARINE
An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.
Ostreobium quekettii Bornet & Flahault, 1889 - A green boring algae (Green seaweeds)
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Green boring algae
Ostreobium quekettii
- cross section of base of a Devonshire cup coral 1
Ostreobium quekettii
- cross section of base of a Devonshire cup coral 1
Green boring algae
Ostreobium quekettii
- cross section of base of a Devonshire cup coral 2
Green boring algae
Ostreobium quekettii
- cross section of base of a Devonshire cup coral 3
Green boring algae
Ostreobium quekettii
- on Devonshire cup coral 1
Green boring algae
Ostreobium quekettii
- on Devonshire cup coral 2
Green boring algae
Ostreobium quekettii
- algae under microscope 1
Green boring algae
Ostreobium quekettii
- algae under microscope 2
The specimen above was found on Devonshire cup coral, Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) smithii at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall, 25.04.18.
Green boring algae
Ostreobium quekettii
- on Devonshire cup coral 3
Green boring algae
Ostreobium quekettii
- on small piece of Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) smithii 1
Green boring algae
Ostreobium quekettii
- on small piece of Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) smithii 2
Green boring algae
Ostreobium quekettii
- on small piece of Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) smithii 3
The species of green algae here was found boring into Devonshire cup coral, Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) smithii at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall. 09.09.17 and 13.03.18.
The species Ostreobium quekettii is known to be a parasite, boring into Cup corals, worm tube and shells of molluscs. Please note: there are potentially other species of microscopic green algae that Ostreobium quekettii could be confused with and some may not be boring.
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