Trentepohlia aurea

Trentepohlia aurea
Trentepohlia aurea on Monterey cypress, Morro Bay State Park
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Viridiplantae
Phylum:	Chlorophyta
Class:	Ulvophyceae
Order:	Trentepohliales
Family:	Trentepohliaceae
Genus:	Trentepohlia
Species:	T. aurea
Binomial name
Trentepohlia aurea (L.)
Synonyms
Amphiconium aureum (L.) Nees Byssus aurea L. Byssus cryptarum L. Chroolepus aureum Kütz. Chroolepus oleiferum Kütz. Chroolepus velutinum Kütz. Tophora cryptarum (L.) Fr. Trentepohlia capitellata Ripart Trentepohlia germanica Glück Trentepohlia gobii Meyer Trentepohlia maxima Karsten Trentepohlia velutina (Kütz.) Hansg.

Trentepohlia aurea is a species of filamentous terrestrial green alga with a worldwide distribution. It grows on rocks, old walls and the trunks and branches of trees such as oaks and the Monterey cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa) where the tree occurs in coastal central California. The orange coloration results from carotenoid pigments in the algal cells. It is probably the most widespread and abundant species of Trentepohlia in the British Isles.

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