Erythrostachys J.Agardh ex Jean White, 1912

Holotype species: Erythrostachys prolifera J.Agardh ex Jean White

Original publication and holotype designation: Ewart, A.J., White, J., Rees, B. & Wood, B. (1912). Contribution to the flora of Australia. No. 18. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 24(N.S.): 255-269, Plates 52-56.

Description: Erect thallus, approximately 12.5 cm long, monopodial axis ca 1 mm broad, probably polysiphonous. Axis is strongly corticated but secondary branches seem to have no cortication, whereas tertiary and ultimate branchlets are uniseriate. Secondary branches in clusters of ca 5-6, clusters alternating on the axis. Ultimate branchlets forcipate, with acuminate ends. Reproductive stages unknown.

Information contributed by: R.E. Norris. The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2010-10-06 by M.D. Guiry.

Taxonomic status: This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Schneider, C.W. & Wynne, M.J. (2007). A synoptic review of the classification of red algal genera a half a century after Kylin's "Die Gattungen der Rhodophyceen". Botanica Marina 50: 197-249.

Comments: This is an incompletely described genus that was assigned to the Rhodomelaceae by J. White, possibly on the basis of comments by Reinboldt and J. Agardh (mistakenly cited as T. Agardh by White). A series of illustrations is provided in the type description, but they are inconclusive in estimating the alga's relationships. Known only from a collection by Hussey in South 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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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 October 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024