Urospora wormskioldii
Jade necklace
- Authority
- (Mertens ex Hornemann) Rosenvinge
Habitat
This spring ephemeral is found on rock (usually cobble) in the low intertidal of semi-exposed habitats.
North Pacific Distribution
Aleutian Islands, Alaska to San Luis Obispo County, California; Japan; Russia
Former scientific names
Conferva wormskioldii, Hormiscia wormskioldii, Urospora vancouveriana
Similar taxa
Urospora spp. are finer, cells of Chaetomorpha spp. are rectangular and usually smaller.
References
Last updated December 26, 2010