Membranoptera multiramosa N.L.Gardner 1926

Publication Details
Membranoptera multiramosa N.L.Gardner 1926: 209, pl. 19: fig. 1

Published in: Gardner, N.L. (1926). New Rhodophyceae from the Pacific coast of North America. I. University of California Publications in Botany 13: 205-226, pls 15-21.

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Membranoptera is Membranoptera alata (Hudson) Stackhouse.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Membranoptera platyphylla (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) Kylin.

Source of Synonymy
Wynne, M.J. & Saunders, G.W. (2012). Taxonomic assessment of North American species of the genera Cumathamnion, Delesseria, Membranoptera and Pantoneura (Delesseriaceae, Rhodophyta) using molecular data. Algae. An International Journal of Algal Research 27(3): 155-173.

Type Information
Type locality: Moss Beach, San Mateo Co., California, U.S.A.; (Gardner 1926: 209) Holotype: N.L. Gardner No. 4911; April; Growing on rocks in sheltered places at the extreme lower littoral belt.; UC; [266290] (Gardner 1926: 209) Notes: Epilithic in sheltered habitats in the lowest intertidal. UC 284045 cited in Hughey et al., 2017: 41 and in INA [UC number erroneously reported as UC 266290]. Isotype: uC 284046.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 13 April 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 27 April 2017

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Taxonomic note
Gabrielson, Widdowson & Lindstrom (2004: 108, footnote) comment that "...characters used to distinguish M. multiramosa and M. platyphylla need to be examined. - (16 August 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 April 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 May 2025