Compsopogon caeruleus (Balbis Ex Agardh) Montagne

Information in Alien Species in Poland database are purely scientific and not legally binding.

Status

The species is native to some parts of Poland and alien to other parts of Poland; the assessment refers to area where it is alien

Currently present in the environment

Reproducing in the environment

Numbers or/and range trends unknown

Potentially invasive alien species

References

• Rybak A.S, Woyda-Ploszczyca A.M. 2022. Tropical red alga Compsopogon caeruleus: an indicator of thermally polluted waters of Europe in the context of temperature and oxygen requirements Algae 37: 301-316. link

Life form: Alga (without micro-organisms)

Phylum: Rhodophyta
Class: Compsopogonophyceae
Order: Compsopogonales
Family: Compsopogonaceae

Scientific synonyms: Conferva caerulea Balbis Ex C. A. Agardh