Aureoscheda bahamensis M.J.Wynne & R.A.Andersen 2014
Publication Details
Aureoscheda bahamensis M.J.Wynne & R.A.Andersen 2014: 516, figs 5-9
Published in: Wynne, M.J., Andersen, R.A., Graf, L. & Yoon, H.S. (2014). Aureoscheda, a new genus of marine Pelagophyceae from the Bahamas, Caribbean Sea. Phycologia 53(5): 513-522.
Publication date: 2014
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Aureoscheda.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Description
Mature thalli monostromatic sheets, up to 10 mm
across; cells scattered, embedded in a gelatinous matrix, often in
packets of 2-4 surrounded by a gelatinous layer or remnant parental
cell wall. Cells ovoid, approximately 5-8 µm x 6-9 µm; thin cell wall
or gel layer around some cells; each cell with one to two parietal
chloroplasts. Zoospores and sexual reproduction unknown.
Created: 10 December 2014 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 April 2015
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 April 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 30 June 2025
