Guiryella repens Huisman & Kraft 1992

Publication Details
Guiryella repens Huisman & Kraft 1992: 128, figs 1–20

Published in: Huisman, J.M. & Kraft, G.T. (1992). Disposal of auxiliary cell haploid nuclei during post-fertilization development in Guiryella repens gen. et sp. nov. (Ceramiaceae, Rhodophyta). Phycologia 31: 127-137, 20 figs.

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Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Guiryella.

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

Type Information
Type locality: "'Mostyn's Lump,' a submerged reef lying approximately 3 nautical miles north of 'The Nook,' Pelsaert Group, Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia"; (Womersley 1998: 312) Holotype: Kraft & Huisman; 14 October 1990; growing on Dictyota naevosa 20 m deep; MELU; A38705 (fig. 1) (Womersley 1998: 312) Notes: "Several isotype specimens were also collected (MELU, A38706-38728), with MELU, A38728 epiphytic on Stypopodium australasicum (Zanardini) Allender et Kraft."

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), creeping, prostrate and rooting (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 22 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 10 January 2025

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 January 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 May 2025

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