Caloglossa apomeiotica J.A.West & Zuccarello 1994

Publication Details
Caloglossa apomeiotica J.A.West & Zuccarello 1994: 383-388, figs 1-15

Published in: West, J.A., Zuccarello, G.C., Pedroche, F.F. & Karsten, U. (1994). Caloglossa apomeiotica sp. nov. (Ceramiales, Rhodophyta) from Pacific México. Botanica Marina 37: 381-390, 3 tables, 17 figs.

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.

Type Information
Holotype locality: San Carlos, Bahía Magdalena, Baja California Sur, México; (West & al. 1994: 383) Holotype: West; 6.1.1990; on Rhizophora mangle prop roots; UC; 1199678 (West & al. 1994: 383)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 26 March 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 12 March 2014

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Taxonomic note
Considered to be a taxonomic synonym of C. leprieurii by Kamiya et al. (2003). Resurrected as a distinct species by Krayesky et al. (2011). - (12 September 2012) - G.M. Guiry

Habitat note
Associated with mangroves, growing on pneumatophores of Avicennia germinans and Laguncularia racemosa and on prop roosts of Rhizophora mangle (Krayesky et al. 2011). - (12 September 2012) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 March 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 01 June 2025