Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Pseudorhizoclonium africanum
Alga verde, Green algae
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Chlorophyta
Class
Ulvophyceae
Order
Cladophorales
Family
Cladophoraceae
Genus
Pseudorhizoclonium
Species
africanum
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Rhizoclonium africanum Kützing, 1853, Rhizoclonium hookeri Kützing, 1849 Rhizoclonium samoense Setchell, 1924 (Guiry & Guiry, 2021).
Origin: Native
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- Guiry, M.D. Guiry, G.M. (2021) AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org
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- Miller, K.A. Garske, L.E. (2011) Galápagos Seaweeds. unpublished manuscript, 49 pp.
- Silva, P.C. (1966) Status of our knowledge of the Galapagos benthic marine algal flora prior to the Galapagos International Scientific Project. In: Bowman, R.I. (ed.): The Galapagos Islands Symposium of the Galapagos International Scientific Project. University of California Press, Berkeley, p. 149-156.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Pseudorhizoclonium africanum", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=19106. Accessed 31 October 2026.