Echinonema ferrugineum
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Ordo: Ferruginales
Familia: Ferruginaceae
Genus: Echinonema
Name
Echinonema ferrugineum G. Hagedorn sp. nov.
Type
Melbourne, Australia Holotype labeled "1".
Description
Very slender ferrugineous plant, diameter without appendices usually 2-4 mm, length highly variable, the regularly spaces appendices are diagnostic for the species, but may vary in shape.
Distribution
Worldwide, distribution mostly anthropogenic.
Ecology
The species is predominantly a natural antagonist of herbivores.
Etymology
The name Echinonema refers to the out morphology, the epitheton ferrugineum to the dominant material.
Conservation status
Not threatened.
Images
Different varieties at the Melbourne Museum
