Palmophyllum umbracola

Palmophyllum umbracola is a species of algae. It is found in New Zealand waters particularly the Kermadec and Three Kings Islands, the northeastern part of the North Island of New Zealand, and the West coast of North America.^[1]

Palmophyllum umbracola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Prasinodermophyta
Class:	Palmophyllophyceae
Order:	Palmophyllales
Family:	Palmophyllaceae
Genus:	Palmophyllum
Species:	P. umbracola
Binomial name
Palmophyllum umbracola W.A.Nelson & K.G.Ryan, 1986

Palmophyllum umbracola grows in the form of thalli attached to substrates such as rocks and algae. The thalli are formed from spherical green cells in a gelatinous matrix. Its habitat is subtidal on rock in shallow waters extending to more than 70 meters deep.^[2]

The holotype is held at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.^[3]