Valonia
Valonia is a genus of green algae, in the Valoniaceae family. The cells have multiple nuclei and many chloroplasts, each with a pyrenoid. The cells of some species are very large, up to 2 cm in diameter. In some species the colonies maintain a symmetrical shape but in others they do not. Some species have been extensively used for studies of ion-exchange and water potential across biological membranes.
8 branches of this genus, most-observed first
sailor's eyeball alga
speciesValonia ventricosa
Sea Tube
speciesValonia utricularis
Valonia macrophysa
speciesValonia macrophysa
Valonia aegagropila
speciesValonia aegagropila
Valonia fastigiata
speciesValonia fastigiata
Valonia barbadensis
speciesValonia barbadensis
Valonia cladophora
speciesValonia cladophora
Valonia caespitosa
speciesValonia caespitosa
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 59732.