Peyssonnelia boudouresquei Yoneshigue 1984
Publication Details
Peyssonnelia boudouresquei Yoneshigue 1984: 136, fig. 1: 1-23
Published in: Yoneshigue, Y. (1984). Flore marine da la region de Cabo Frio (Brésil). 4. Sur une espèce nouvelle du genre Peyssonnelia (Cryptonemiales: Rhodophyta). Vie et Milieu 34(2/3): 133-137, 1 fig.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Peyssonnelia is Peyssonnelia squamaria (S.G.Gmelin) Decaisne ex J.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Olokunia boudouresquei (Yoneshigue) Pestana, Lyra, Cassano & J.M.C.Nunes.
Source of Synonymy
Pestana, E.M.S., Nunes, J.M.C., Cassano, V. & Lyra, G.M. (2021). Taxonomic revision of the Peyssonneliales (Rhodophyta): circumscribing the authentic Peyssonnelia clade and proposing four new genera and seven new species. Journal of Phycology 57(6): 1749-1767.
Type Information
Type locality: Ponta Leste, Arraialdo Cabo, Brazil; (Yoneshigue 1984: 136) Holotype: Herb. Instit. Pesquisas da Marinha, RJ; YY.4053F (Yoneshigue 1984: 136)
Eponomy
"...dédié au Professeur Charles-François Boudouresque, Directeur du Laboratoire d'Ecologie du Benthos et de Biologie végétale marine."
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Habitat
Occurs mainly on shells of molluscs but is also epilithic (Womersley 1994: 163).
Created: 19 June 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 13 December 2021
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Taxonomic note
Maggs (in Womersley, 1994: 163) concluded that P. atlantica Schneider & Reading is conspecific with P. boudouresquei. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 December 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 June 2025
