Urospora (alga)

Urospora
Urospora wormskioldii
Scientific classification
Clade: Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: Ulvophyceae
Order: Ulotrichales
Family: Ulotrichaceae
Genus: Urospora
Areschoug
Species
  • Urospora penicilliformis
  • Urospora sp. AB58
  • Urospora sp. UP52
  • Urospora sp. U122
  • Urospora wormskioldii
  • Urospora neglecta

Urospora is a genus of green algae in the family Ulotrichaceae. In 2022, a member of genus Urospora was shown to be a photobiont partner for a crustose seashore lichen in the family Verrucariaceae. This is the first time that a member of this genus, or of the order Ulotrichales, has been recorded as a photobiont.

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