Pseudohalopeltis tasmanensis G.W.Saunders 2010
Publication Details
Pseudohalopeltis tasmanensis G.W.Saunders 2010: 650, figs 3-16
Published in: Saunders, G.W. & McDonald, B. (2010). DNA barcoding reveals multiple overlooked Australian species of the red algal order Rhodymeniales (Florideophyceae), with resurrection of Halopeltis J. Agardh and description of Pseudohalopeltis gen. nov. Botany 88: 639-667, 73 figs.
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This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Pseudohalopeltis.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Holotype locality: Governor Island Reserve (–41.87018° 148.30588°), Bicheno, Tasmania, Australia; (Saunders & McDonald 2010: 650) Holotype: G.W. Saunders & R. Withall; 26 January 2004; -23 m; UNB; GWS001980 (Saunders & McDonald 2010: 650) Notes: HOLOTYPE BARCODE: HM033077.
Description
Thalli to 10 cm long, axes 0.5–1 cm wide, stipitate (evident
in younger collections). Tetrasporangial sori oval to
cordiform when young, maturing to follow the outline of
branch tips, covering the surface except for the margins.
Tetrasporangia 18–22 µm x 28–32 mm.
Habitat
Subtidal, 24 m.
Created: 26 March 2011 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 29 December 2013
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 December 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 01 May 2024
