Glossophora J.Agardh, 1882

Lectotype species: Glossophora kunthii (C.Agardh) J.Agardh

Currently accepted name for the type species: Dictyota kunthii (C.Agardh) Greville

Original publication: Agardh, J.G. (1882). Till algernes systematik. Nya bidrag. (Andra afdelningen.). Lunds Universitets Års-Skrift, Afdelningen for Mathematik och Naturvetenskap 17(4): 1-134, 3 plates.

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Type designated in: De Toni, G.B. (1891). Systematische Übersicht der bisher bekannten Gattungen der echten Fucoideen. Flora 74: 171-182.

Description: Thallis erect, arising from a matted rhizoidal holdfast, up to 50 cm long, dichotomous to laterally branched, with few branches, membranous, complanate, branches 1-5 cm broad. Growth by a single lenticular apical cell, transversely orientated to the longtudinal axis of the thallus. Thallus composed of a monostromatic layer of small cortical cells overlying a large celled monostromatic medullary layer in the upper thallus with more than one layer of cortical or medullary layers in lower thallus. Thallus surface moderately to densely covered with short terete to compressed ramuli, up to 6 mm long. Sporangia scattered over the thallus surface or on compressed ramuli. Gametophytes dioecious. Oogonia sori scattered across the thallus surface or on ramuli. Antheridial sori, scattered over the thallus surface and on ramuli, bounded by elongate sterile cells.

Information kindly contributed by J. A. Phillips and R. J. King but may now be outdated.

Taxonomic status: This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Dictyota.

Gender: This genus name is currently treated as feminine.

Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Womersley, H.B.S. (1987). The marine benthic flora of southern Australia. Part II. pp. [1]-484, 169 figs, 1 table, 8 plates, 4 maps. Adelaide: South Australian Government Printing Division.

Comments: Chile, Galapagos Is., New Zealand, southern and south-western Australia.

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Descriptions of chrysophyte genera were subsequently published in J. Kristiansen & H.R. Preisig (eds.). 2001. Encyclopedia of Chrysophyte Genera. Bibliotheca Phycologica 110: 1-260.

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