Caloglossa continua (Okamura) R.J.King & Puttock 1994

Current name: Caloglossa continua (Okamura) R.J.King & Puttock - 28 May 2005. M. Kamiya

Publication Details
Caloglossa continua (Okamura) R.J.King & Puttock 1994: 115

Published in: King, R.J. & Puttock, C.F. (1994). Morphology and taxonomy of Caloglossa (Delesseriaceae, Rhodophyta). Australian Systematic Botany 7: 89-124, 6 figs, 4 tables.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Caloglossa is Caloglossa leprieurii (Montagne) G.Martens.

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

Basionym
Caloglossa leprieurii var. continua Okamura

Type Information
Type locality: "river mouth of Ko-yahagi-gawa" [actually Yahagifurukawa River, Aichi Pref., Japan]; (Okamura 1903: 129) Lectotype (designated by King and Puttock 1994): Kintaro Okamura 67; vii.1902; TI; (King & Puttock 1994) Notes: Type "not found" by Necchi & Vis (2022: 74). the current name of Mikawa is not Ishikawa Prefecture but Aichi Prefecture. "Ko-yahagi-gawa" is misreading of Chinese characters by Okamura (1903). The correct place name is "Yahagifurukawa" or "Yahagifurukawa River". (Masahiro Suzuki pers. comm. July 2024).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 26 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 08 April 2022

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Taxonomic note
INA notes: "[incorrect as used, including Caloglossa saigonensis T. Tanaka & Pham-Hoàng Hô 1962]" - (12 March 2014) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 April 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 May 2025