Landcare Research - Manaaki Whenua

Landcare-Research -Manaaki Whenua

Algal factsheet: Draparnaldia (Chaetophoraceae)


Diagnostic features

Branched filamentous chlorophyte with a main stem of wide cells supporting short side branches of much narrower cells. The side branches are heavily subdivided and the chloroplasts are parietal green bands (cf. Batrachospermum).  Branches end in pointed cells that may support a long hair.

Typical habitats

Our records are from clean water sites with fast or slow flow.

Classification

Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Chlorophyta
Class Chlorophyceae
Order Chaetophorales
Family Chaetophoraceae
Common name Green algae