Zosterocarpus abyssicola

Zosterocarpus abyssicola
Pressed herbarium specimen of Z. abyssicola from 1934
Fig. 9, part of a branch showing the branchlets, young tannin-filled cells, and early gametangium development.
Fig. 10, branch tip showing the acute apex, the intercalary growth zones, and a yellow tannin-filled cell.
Fig. 11, junctions of the forks of two larger branches and a well-developed gametangial area
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: Sar
Clade: Stramenopiles
Phylum: Ochrophyta
Class: Phaeophyceae
Order: Ectocarpales
Family: Chordariaceae
Genus: Zosterocarpus
Species:
Z. abyssicola
Binomial name
Zosterocarpus abyssicola
Synonyms

Zosterocarpus abyssicola is a species of brown algae endemic to the Galápagos Islands.