Zygogonium ericetorum Kütz.
(Purple Heath Blanket)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesZygogonium ericetorum (Purple Heath Blanket)
GenusZygogonium (a genus of filamentous green algae)
SubfamilyMESOTAENIOIDEAE (a subfamily of charophycean algae)
FamilyZYGNEMATACEAE (a family of charophycean algae)
SuborderZYGNEMOIDIINEAE (a suborder of charophycean algae)
OrderZYGNEMATALES (desmids and filamentous charophycean algae)
ClassZYGNEMATOPHYCEAE (desmids and filamentous charophycean algae)
PhylumCHAROPHYTA (stoneworts, desmids, charaphytes etc, charophytes)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Zygogonium ericetorum (Purple Heath Blanket) :
1: Zygogonium ericetorum (Purple Heath Blanket)
18 Apr 1999 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in wheel track across heathland
Image 1: Algal matImage 2: Algal mat - close-up of surfaceImage 3: Algal mat - teased out to show colours of different layersImage 4: Algal mat - teased out to show colours of different layers (2)Image 5: Algal mat - teased out to show colours of different layers (3)Image 6: Algal mat - teased out to show colours of different layers (4)Image 7: FilamentImage 8: Filament (2)Image 9: Filament - Iodine-stained - broad, with single pyrenoidsImage 10: Filament - Iodine-stained - narrow, with paired pyrenoidsImage 11: Filament - strongly colouredImage 12: Filament - strongly coloured (2)Image 13: Filaments - twoImage 14: Filaments - two, strongly colouredImage 15: Filament with mucilage-capped break

Zygogonium ericetorum (Purple Heath Blanket) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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