Martensia bibarii Y.Lee 2004

Publication Details
Martensia bibarii Y.Lee 2004: 258, 260, 261, figs 22-27

Published in: Lee, Y. (2004). Two new species of Martensia (Delesseriaceae, Rhodophyta) from Jeju Island, Korea. Phycological Research 52(3): 255-265.

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Publication date: September 2004

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Martensia is Martensia elegans Hering.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Martensia jejuensis Y.Lee.

Type Information
Type locality: Jongdal, Jeju Island, Korea; (Lee 2004: 258) Holotype: 2000 (see below); Epiphytic on other non-foliose algae and associated with other species of Martensia

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Description
Thalli are epiphytic, consisting of ribbon-like blade and fimbriate bladelets, purplish red, and 10-30 cm high. Ribbon-like blades bear many lobes, often branching, undulate, convoluted, very pliable, 4-7 mm broad, 100-300 µm thick. Bladelets are derived from the marginal lobes of the blade, flabellate to cuneate, fimbriate at the distal margin; the latticework developed from the distal margin of the bladelets. The longitudinal lamellae of the latticework are transformed into the fringes. The fringes are composed of many strap-shaped lamellae. The lamellae of the fringe are very fine, simple, with spine-like projections at the margin, one-cell-layered, 25-60 mm long, and 200-300 µm broad. Tetrasporangia borne in groups on the blade, covered with a one-cell-layered envelope, usually several in a common envelope, globose, tetrahedrally divided, 80-100 µm in diameter. Male and female reproductive structures unknown.

Created: 06 December 2004 by Sandy Lawson.

Last updated: 15 October 2015

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