Urospora (alga)

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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Further reading

• Leliaert, F., Rueness, J., Boedeker, C., Maggs, C.A., Cocquyt, E., Verbruggen, H. and de Clerck, O. 2009. Systematics of the marine microfilamentous green algae Uronema curvatum and Urospora microscopia (Chlorophyta). Eur. J. Phycol. 44: 487 -496.