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Cephaleuros

Cephaleuros

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A green algae that causes leaf spots on tropical plants
  • proper noun
  • Specialized
: Cephaleuros
  • The Cephaleuros algae can often be found on the leaves of tropical plants, where it causes unsightly leaf spots.

Examples

  • The presence of Cephaleuros on crops can lead to significant yield loss for farmers in tropical regions.

  • Farmers should be aware of Cephaleuros, as it is a common alga that leads to algal rust on their plants.

  • For others, such as Cephaleuros, lichenization might be a nuisance, at least under conditions in which the alga could otherwise survive and reproduce without supporting a fungus.

    Academic text (2001)

Surface Forms

Cephaleuros main

Etymology

Cephaleuros begins with cephal- which means 'head', the same part you see in cephalopod, and a helpful way to remember it is that this green algae makes small, round 'head-like' spots on leaves, so the name points to the round patches it causes on plants.