Sand iris
Common Name[]
Sand iris
Scientific Name[]
Ammoiris tenuis
Description[]
This photobiont has a single slender stem with a row of jade-geen tubercles. I think the stem photosynthesizes and the tubercles serve some yet unknown purpose - I'm betting either reproduction or storing chemicals that make the photobiont taste unpleasant so grazers eat other things. --Jane Van Susteren, Exobiology Lead