Reddish-colored Algae without Flagella –
Archaeplastida – Rhodophyta

Observations on Compsopogon caeruleus

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Compsopogon caeruleus (Balbis ex C.Agardh) Montagne 1846

Most likely ID: n.a.

Basionym: Conferva caerulea Balbis ex C.Agardh 1824

Add’l Synonyms: Compsopogon hookeri Montagne 1846
                               Enteromorpha livida W.J.Hooker 1846
                               Pericystis aeruginosus J.Agardh 1847
                               Compsopogon chalybeus Kützing 1849
                               Compsopogon aeruginosus (J.Agardh) Kützing 1849
                               Compsopogon leptoclados Montagne 1850
                               Compsopogon lividus De Toni 1897
                               Compsopogon oishii Okamura 1915
                               Compsopogon minutus C.C.Jao 1941
                               Compsopogon iyengarii V.Krishnamurthy 1958
                               Compsopogonopsis leptoclados (Montagne) V.K.Krishnamurthy 1962
                               Compsopogon indicus Das 1963
                               Compsopogonopsis japonica Chihara 1976
                               Compsopogon lusitanicum M.P.Reis 1977
                               Compsopogon aeruginosus var. catenatum Yadava & Pandey 1980
                               Compsopogon corticrassus Chihara & Nakamura 1980
                               Compsopogon aegyptiacus A.A.Aleem 1981
                               Compsopogon prolificus Yadava & Kumano 1985
                               Compsopogon tenellus Y.J.Ling & S.L.Xie 1998

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Place name: Tropical freshwater aquarium
Latitude: 54.3018013 Longitude: 10.07120132

(1): Microscope Zeiss Axioplan, camera Canon 600D.

(2–4): Stereo microscope Zeiss STEMI SV6, camera Canon 600D.

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Place name: Tropical freshwater aquarium
Latitude: 54.3018013 Longitude: 10.07120132

Microscope Zeiss Axioplan, camera Canon 600D.

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Observations on Compsopogon caeruleus

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