''Battersia arctica'' is a species of
algae
Algae (; singular alga ) is an informal term for a large and diverse group of photosynthetic eukaryotic organisms. It is a polyphyletic grouping that includes species from multiple distinct clades. Included organisms range from unicellular mic ...
belonging to the family
Sphacelariaceae
Sphacelariaceae is a family of algae belonging to the order Sphacelariales.
Genera:
* '' Battersia'' Reinke ex Batters, 1890
* '' Chaetopteris'' Kützing, 1843
* '' Herpodiscus'' G.R.South, 1974
* '' Onslowia''
* '' Sphacelaria'' Lyngbye, 1818 ...
.
In
Iceland
Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...
, it is listed as a
critically endangered species (CR).
[Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands celandic Institute of Natural History(1996). ]
Válisti 1: Plöntur.
' (in Icelandic) Reykjavík: Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands.
Synonym:
* ''Sphacelaria arctica'' Harvey, 1858''
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q29913701
Brown algae