Bangia
Extant genus of division Rhodophyta that grows in marine or freshwater habitats / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bangia is an extant genus of division Rhodophyta that grows in marine or freshwater habitats. Bangia has small thalli with rapid growth and high reproductive output, and exhibits behavior characteristic of r-selected species. The plants are attached by down-growing rhizoids, usually in dense purple-black to rust-colored clumps. The chloroplasts of Bangia, like others in the division Rhodophyta, contain chlorophyll a and sometimes chlorophyll d, as well as accessory pigments such as phycobilin pigments and xanthophylls. Depending on the relative proportions of these pigments and the light conditions, the overall color of the plant can range from green to red to purple to grey; however, the red pigment, phycoerythrin, is usually dominant.
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Bangia | |
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Bangia fuscopurpurea | |
Scientific classification | |
(unranked): | Archaeplastida |
Division: | Rhodophyta |
Class: | Bangiophyceae |
Order: | Bangiales |
Family: | Bangiaceae |
Genus: | Bangia Lyngbye, 1819[1] |
Type species | |
Bangia atropurpurea[2] | |
Species | |
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