Spongophloea procumbens (Weber Bosse) Huisman, De Clerck, Prud'homme & Borowitzka 2011

Publication Details
Spongophloea procumbens (Weber Bosse) Huisman, De Clerck, Prud'homme & Borowitzka 2011: 13, figs 3, 23-25

Published in: Huisman, J.M., De Cleck, O., Prud'homme Van Reine, W.F. & Borowitzka, M.A. (2011). Spongophloea, a new genus of red algae based on Thamnoclonium sect. Nematophorae Weber-vn Bosse (Halymeniales). European Journal of Phycology 46(1): 1-15.

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Publication date: 2011

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Spongophloea is Spongophloea tissotii (Weber Bosse) Huisman, De Clerck, Prud'homme & Borowitzka.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Thamnoclonium procumbens Weber Bosse

Type Information
Type locality: Sulu Archipelago, Philippines, anchorage off Kapul [Capual] Island (Siboga Exped. Stat. 106); (Huisman et al. 2011: 6) Lectotype: A. Weber-van Bosse; 4 July 1899; L; 941,182-180 (barcode: L0061146) (Huisman et al. 2011: 6, fig. 3) Notes: Nine specimens are mounted on a single herbarium sheet. Of these, the top right specimen is the one depicted by Weber-van Bosse (1921: fig. 78) and this is designated as the lectotype.

Origin of Species Name
Participle B (Latin), procumbent, lying along the ground (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 26 May 2011 by G.M. Guiry.

Last updated: 26 May 2011

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Habitat note
Huisman et al. (2011: 14) consider Spongophloea to be a component of a symbiosis between three taxa, itself plus a sponge and a green alga. - (26 May 2011) - G.M. Guiry

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 May 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 May 2025

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