Verosphacela silvae Alongi, Cormaci & G.Furnari 2007
Publication Details
Verosphacela silvae Alongi, Cormaci & G.Furnari 2007: 43, figs 2-13
Published in: Alongi, G., Cormaci, M. & Furnari, G. (2007). Verosphacela silvae sp. nov. (Onslowiaceae, Phaeophyceae) from the Mediterranean Sea. Phycological Research 55: 42-46.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Verosphacela is Verosphacela ebrachia E.C.Henry.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Grotta Racina (38°33'24.80"N;14°48'06.02"E), Salina Island, Aeolian Islands, Italy; (Alongi, Cormaci & Furnari 2007: 43) Holotype: 25 m depth: on a thallus of Peyssonnelia rubra (Greville) J. Agardh; CAT; 2671 (Alongi, Cormaci & Furnari 2007: CAT 2671)
Eponomy
Named for "...Dr P.C. Silva as a token of our esteem and friendship towards him."
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Description
Thalli consisting of loosely matted horizontal filaments
living on the lower face of a supporting algal species
from which erect branched filaments up to 1.5 mm
high and up to 25 µm in diameter arise and grow
upright after passing through the thallus of the supporting
species. Both horizontal and erect filaments, growing
by apical cells, with 1-2 longitudinal divisions of
subapical cells, more frequent in the erect ones, and
no secondary transverse divisions. Erect filaments frequently
terminating with true phaeophycean hairs.
Propagules with seven cells ovoid to pyriform with neither
apical cells nor arms. Zoidangia borne at the apex
of erect laterals.
Created: 06 March 2007 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 May 2025
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Taxonomic note
Coppejans (1983: pl. 87) illustrated propagules that he attributed to an undescribed species of Sphacelaria named "Sphacelaria papilioniformis
sp. nov. ined." (invalid). Cormaci & al. (2012: 406) believe that this is probably an undescribed species of Verosphacela. The recent discovery of Verosphacela ebrachia in Greece (Muñoz & al. 2025) indicates that a comparison of Verosphacela silvae and Verosphacela ebrachia would be useful (Peters, pers. comm.) - (27 August 2015) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 May 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 06 June 2025
