Nitophyllum rotundum Funk 1955
Publication Details
Nitophyllum rotundum Funk 1955: 105, no fig.
Published in: Funk, G. (1955). Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Meeresalgen von Neapel: Zugleich mikrophotographischer Atlas. Pubblicazioni della Stazione Zoologica di Napoli 25(Suppl.): i-x , 1-178, 36 figs.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Nitophyllum is Nitophyllum punctatum (Stackhouse) Greville.
Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), almost circular, with length breadth ration of about 6 to 5 (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 12 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 06 December 2023
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Taxonomic note
Taxon inquirendum (Furnari, pers. comm.). See Wynne (1997: 217). "This species was described by Funk (1955: 105) on some specimens dredged at 45-70 ? m depth from Secca Palumbo (Gulf of Naples, Italy). According to Funk (op. cit.), thalli of that species show blades as wide as tall (about 5 cm), nearly rounded (with no forks); cells rather large with less pigmented and close to each other plastids; marginal cells small and generally with a palisade arrangement; spermatangia (the only reproductive cells observed) are grouped in sori interspersed with sterile vegetative cells so as to give them a lobed appearance. After its description the species was quoted by Wynne (1997: 217) who briefly reported its morphological features. Gómez Garreta et al. (2001: 447) listed it among taxa inquirenda recording it, besides from the type locality [with reference to Funk (op. cit.)], also from the Balearic Islands (Spain) [with reference to Ribera Siguán & Gómez Garreta (1984) who, however, didn't report that species] and from Sicily (Italy) [with reference to the paper in press, but never published, by Giaccone & Suriano (1984), quoted by Giaccone et al. (1986: 550)]. Therefore, as far as we know, this species is known only from the type locality indicated by Funk (1955)." (Cormaci & al. 2023: 483-484). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 December 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 30 May 2025
