Leptofauchea coralligena Rodríguez-Prieto & De Clerck 2009
Current name:
Leptofauchea coralligena Rodríguez-Prieto & De Clerck
Formigues Islands, Palamós, SpainConxi Rodríguez-Prieto (conxi.rodriguez@udg.edu)
Publication Details
Leptofauchea coralligena Rodríguez-Prieto & De Clerck 2009: 109, figs 1-43
Published in: Rodríguez-Prieto, C. & De Clerck, O. (2009). Leptofauchea coralligena (Faucheaceae, Rhodophyta), a new species from the Mediterranean Sea. European Journal of Phycology 44(1): 107-121, 46 figs.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Leptofauchea is Leptofauchea nitophylloides (J.Agardh) Kylin.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Formigues Islands, Palamós, Spain; (Rodríguez-Prieto & De Clerck 2009: 109) Holotype (a female gametophyte): C. Rodríguez-Prieto; 28 September 2003; -38 m; HGI-A; 7857 (Rodríguez-Prieto & De Clerck 2009: 109)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Description
Thallus flattened, complanate, dichotomous to
irregularly branched, up to 5–6 (-9) cm high, 4
(-6) mm wide and 75–180 µm thick; stipe only
distinct in young specimens. Medulla 2–4 layered;
outer cortex 1–2 layered. Medullary cells with
spherical refractive bodies, 4–16 µm in diameter.
Cystocarps substipitate and globose, restricted to
the margins. Tetrasporangial nemathecia in
subterminal segments on both surfaces of the
blade.
Habitat
Deep infralittoral and in the circalittoral, mostly
between 25 and 75 m deep, on rocky bottoms or
coralline concretions, where it can be extremely
abundant. Occasionally the species is collected
from maërl.
Created: 15 May 2009 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 August 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 August 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
