Trentepohlia
A green alga coloured red
Trentepohlia spp., is a terrestrial alga, coloured red by the pigment carotene. It lives in damp, shady places and appears to be suited to metal rich rocks and mining contamination sites. Click here mining page.
Photograph detail
Slide 1: Trentepohlia, growing on a damp north facing sandstone wall in Cobscar Mill, a former lead smelting mill. July.
Slide 2: Trentepohlia, growing on a damp north facing sandstone wall in Cobscar Mill, a former lead smelting mill. July.
Slide 3: Trentepohlia, detail in Cobscar Mill. July.
Slide 4: Trentepohlia, detail in the microscope, showing filaments and cells. July.