Botryodesmis exocarpa Kraft 2007
Publication Details
Botryodesmis exocarpa Kraft 2007: 265, 325, fig. 97A-F
Published in: Kraft, G.T. (2007). Algae of Australia. Marine benthic algae of Lord Howe Island and the southern Great Barrier Reef, 1. Green algae. pp. [i]-vi, 1-347, 110 text-figs; 11 pls. Canberra & Melbourne: Australian Biological Resources Study & CSIRO Publishing.
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Botryodesmis.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pseudochlorodesmis exocarpa (Kraft) Verbruggen.
Source of Synonymy
Verbruggen, H., Vlaeminck, C., Sauvage, T., Sherwood, A.R., Leliaert, F. & de Clerck, O. (2009). Phylogenetic analysis of Pseudochlorodesmis strains reveals cryptic diversity above the family level in the siphonous green algae (Bryopsidales, Chlorophyta). Journal of Phycology 45(3): 726-731, 1 fig.
Type Information
Type locality: Neds Beach, Lord Howe Island, Australia; (Kraft 2007: 265) Type: G.T. Kraft & R.W. Ricker; 10 Dec. 1978; on encrusting Corallinaceae seaweed of the S reef arm, 7-9 m depth; MELU; LHI-9667b (Kraft 2007: 265)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 03 September 2007 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 May 2025
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Luka Sato in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 May 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 May 2025
