Plants of the Gila Wilderness
Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department
of Natural Sciences
Cladophora sp.
Cladophora is an alga with highly branched filamentous cells each with multiple nuclei. The cells are elongate.
Cladophora is "weedy" and is found in long mats in streams attached to rocks. We found Cladophora at Big Ditch
park in Silver City.
Info from Dr. W.R. Norris and:
Graham, L.E., J.J. Graham and L.W. Wilcox. 2009. Algae, 2nd ed. Benjamin Cummings, New York, NY.
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Cladophora species, photo Russ Kleinman, Dr. W.R. Norris and the 2023 Biology of Algae Class at WNMU,
Silver City, Big Ditch Park, January 13, 2023
Cladophora species, cellphone pic through lab microscope, photo Russ Kleinman, Dr. W.R. Norris and the 2023 Biology of Algae Class at WNMU,
Silver City, Big Ditch Park, January 13, 2023
Cladophora species, cellphone pic through lab microscope, photo Russ Kleinman, Dr. W.R. Norris and the 2023 Biology of Algae Class at WNMU,
Silver City, Big Ditch Park, January 13, 2023
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