Mesospora elongata S.W.Poong, P.E.Lim & S.M.Phang 2013
Publication Details
Mesospora elongata S.W.Poong, P.E.Lim & S.M.Phang 2013: 80, figs 4-6
Published in: Poong, S.-W., Lim, P.-E., Phang, S.-M., Gerung, G.S. & Kawai, H. (2013). Mesospora elongata sp. nov. (Ralfsiales, Phaeophyceae), a new crustose brown algal species from the Indo-Pacific Region. Phycologia 52(1): 74-81.
Publication date: 2013
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Mesospora is Mesospora schmidtii Weber Bosse.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Fusaki, Ishigaki Island, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan; (Poong et al. 2013: 80) Holotype: P.E. Lim; 6 February 2005; rocks, littoral zone; Herbarium of the KobeUniversity Research Center for Inland Seas; KU-d11206 (Poong et al. 2013: 80) Notes: DNA sequences from the holotype: JQ620003 (rbcL), JQ620011 (cox1).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), elongated (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 05 March 2013 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 05 March 2013
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 March 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 01 May 2024
