Dumontia contorta (S.G.Gmelin) Ruprecht, 1850
(a red seaweed)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDumontia contorta (a red seaweed)
GenusDumontia (a genus of red seaweeds)
FamilyDUMONTIACEAE (red rags)
OrderGIGARTINALES (an order of red seaweeds)
ClassFLORIDEOPHYCEAE (a class of red seaweeds)
PhylumRHODOPHYTA (red seaweeds)
SubkingdomBILIPHYTA (red seaweeds)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Dumontia contorta (a red seaweed) :
1: Dumontia contorta (a red seaweed)
4 Jul 2008 OSGR: TA08 54° 20’ N, 0° 20’ W Vice County: North-east Yorks (VC 62) England
in shallow rock pool on mid shore
Image 1: In situImage 2: Thallus - close-upImage 3: Thallus - close-up (2)Image 4: Thallus - close-up (3)Image 5: Thallus - close-up (4)Image 6: Thallus - close-up (5)Image 7: Thallus - in water - white backgroundImage 8: Thallus section - close-up - magnifiedImage 9: Thallus section - close-up - magnified (2)Image 10: Thallus sections - close-up - magnifiedImage 11: Thallus sections - close-up - magnified (2)Image 12: Cells from gelatinous centre (tetraspores in backgound) - microscope low magnificationImage 13: Cells from gelatinous centre - magnifiedImage 14: Cells of surface layer (overlying tetraspores) - microscope low magnificationImage 15: Cells of surface layer  - microscope low magnificationImage 16: Tetraspore layer - magnifiedImage 17: Tetraspore layer - magnified (2)Image 18: Tetraspore layer - microscope low magnificationImage 19: Tetraspore layer - microscope low magnification (2)Image 20: Tetraspores - magnifiedImage 21: Tetraspores - magnified (2)

Dumontia contorta (a red seaweed) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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