Haematococcus pluvialis emend. Wille, 1903
(a green alga)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHaematococcus pluvialis (a green alga)
FamilyHAEMATOCOCCACEAE (a family of algae)
OrderVOLVOCALES (an order of algae)
ClassCHLOROPHYCEAE (a class of green algae)
PhylumCHLOROPHYTA (green algae)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Haematococcus pluvialis (a green alga) :
1: Haematococcus pluvialis (a green alga)
24 Aug 2014 OSGR: SD86 54° 10’ N, 2° 10’ W Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64) England
red deposit of aplanospores in wet hollow in top of boulder beside lake
Image 1: Algae in puddle in depression in limestone rockImage 2: Algae in puddle in depression in limestone rock (2)Image 3: Algae in puddle in depression in limestone rock - close-upImage 4: Algae in puddle in depression in limestone rock - puddle margin - close-upImage 5: Algae in puddle in depression in limestone rock - puddle margin - close-up (2)Image 6: Encrusted pebble - close-up - enlargedImage 7: Encrusted pebble - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 8: Aplanospores - in iodine - highly magnifiedImage 9: Aplanospores in scrape off rock - magnifiedImage 10: Aplanospores in scrape off rock - magnified (2)Image 11: Aplanospores in scrape off rock - magnified (3)Image 12: Aplanospores - magnifiedImage 13: Aplanospores - magnified (2)Image 14: Aplanospores - highly magnified

Haematococcus pluvialis (a green alga) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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