Woelkerlingia minuta Alongi, Comaci & G.Furnari 2007
Publication Details
Woelkerlingia minuta Alongi, Comaci & G.Furnari 2007: 315, figs 2-10
Published in: Alongi, G., Cormaci, M. & Furnari, G. (2007). Woelkerlingia minuta gen. et sp. nov. from the Mediterranean Sea and a reassessment of the genus Lomathamnion, with a description of two new genera: Hommersandiella gen. nov. and Stegengaea gen. nov. Cryptogamie, Algologie 28: 311-324.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Woelkerlingia.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Scoglio Faraglione, Salina Island, The Aeolian Islands, Sicily, Italy; (Alongi et al 2007: 315) Holotype: M. Catra; 2 June 2004; epiphytic on Cystoseira sauvageauana at 12 m; CAT; 2684 (Alongi et al 2007: 315) Notes: Type is a mixture of male and female gametophytes and tetrasporophyte.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very small; minute (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 12 December 2007 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 05 December 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 December 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 May 2025
