Caloglossa apomeiotica J.A.West & Zuccarello
Publication details
Caloglossa apomeiotica J.A.West & Zuccarello 1994: 383-388, figs 1-15
Original publication: West, J.A., Zuccarello, G.C., Pedroche, F.F. & Karsten, U. (1994). Caloglossa apomeiotica sp. nov. (Ceramiales, Rhodophyta) from Pacific México. Botanica Marina 37: 381-390.
Type species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Caloglossa is Caloglossa leprieurii (Montagne) G.Martens.
Status of name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
General environment
This is a marine species.
Distribution by country
Type information
Holotype locality: San Carlos, Bahía Magdalena, Baja California Sur, México (West, Zuccarello, Pedroche & Karsten 1994: 383). Holotype: West; 6.1.1990; on Rhizophora mangle prop roots. UC 1199678 (West, Zuccarello, Pedroche & Karsten 1994: 383).
Detailed distribution with sources
(as Caloglossa apomeiotica J.A.West & Zuccarello)
North America: Baja California Sur (Gulf) (Pérez-Eatrada et al. 2012 
), Florida (Zuccarello et al. 2012), Mexico (Kamiya, Zuccarello & West 2003, Zuccarello et al. 2012), South Carolina (Zuccarello et al. 2012).
Central America: El Salvador (Zuccarello et al. 2012 ), Guatemala (Zuccarello et al. 2012), Panama (Zuccarello et al. 2012).
South America: Brazil (Zuccarello et al. 2012).
Taxonomic notes
Considered to be a taxonomic synonym of C. leprieurii by Kamiya et al. (2003). Resurrected as a distinct species by Krayesky et al. (2011). - (12 Sep 2012) - Wendy Guiry
Source of synonymy
Krayesky, D.M., Norris, J., West, J.A. & Fredercq, S. (2011). The Caloglossa leprieurii-complex (Delesseriaceae, Rhodphyta) in the Americas: the elucidation of overlooked species based on molecular and morphological evidence. Cryptogamie Algologie 32(1): 37-62.
Key references
Kamiya, M., Zuccarello, G.C. & West, J.A. (2003). Evolutionary relationships of the genus Caloglossa (Delesseriaceae, Rhodophyta) inferred from large-subunit ribosomal RNA gene sequences, morphological evidence and reproductive compatability, with description of a new species from Guatemala. Phycologia 42: 478-497.
Zuccarello, G.C, Kamiya, M., Ootsuki, R., Loiseaux de Goer, S., Pedroche, F.F. & West, J.A. (2012). New records of red algae from mangroves in El Salvador and Pacific Mexico, combining culture and molecular observations. Botanica Marina 55(1): 101-111.
SAG Cultures
SAG Cultures may be viewed at http://sagdb.uni-goettingen.de/showstrains.php?genus=Caloglossa&species=apomeiotica
SCCAP Cultures
Cultures from the Scandinavian Culture Collection of Algae at the University of Copenhagen (SCCAP) and Protozoa may be viewed at http://www.sccap.dk/search/algaebase.asp?Genus=Caloglossa&Species=apomeiotica
Created: 26 March 2002 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 12 September 2012 by Wendy Guiry
Accesses: This record has been accessed by users 539 times since it was created.
References
(Please note: only references with the binomials in the title are included. The information is from the Literature database.)
Kamiya, M., West, J.A., King, R.J., Zuccarello, G.C., Tanaka, J. & Hara, Y. (1998). Evolutionary divergence in the red algae Caloglossa leprieurii and C. apomeiotica. Journal of Phycology 34: 361-370, 17 figs, 3 tables.
West, J.A., Zuccarello, G.C., Pedroche, F.F. & Karsten, U. (1994). Caloglossa apomeiotica sp. nov. (Ceramiales, Rhodophyta) from Pacific México. Botanica Marina 37: 381-390.
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Wendy Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2013.
AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 May 2013.
Algaebase taxon LSID: urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:109303
