Winter fragmentation of Codium fragile (Suringar) Hariot ssp. tomentosoides (van Goor) Silva (Chlorophyceae, Siphonales) in New England

Authors

Richard A. Fralick, University of New Hampshire, Durham
Arthur C. Mathieson, University of New Hampshire, DurhamFollow

Abstract

Winter fragmentation of the upright fronds of Codium fragile ssp. tomentosoides is recorded for the first time. Maximum fragmentation occurs from January to March in New England. Temperature is suggested as the causative factor. The largest fronds of Codium (i.e. those over 8 cm in length) are most susceptible to fragmentation.

Publication Date

1972

Journal Title

Phycologia

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://doi.org/10.2216/i0031-8884-11-1-67.1

Document Type

Article

Recommended Citation

Fralick, R.A. and A.C. Mathieson. 1972. Winter fragmentation of Codium fragile (Suringar) Hariot ssp. tomentosoides (van Goor) Silva (Chlorophyceae, Siphonales) in New England. Phycologica 11:67-70. (Contribution No. 577 in the Agricultural Experiment Station Series)