Spongophloea treubii (Weber Bosse) Huisman, De Clerck, Prud'homme & Borowitzka 2011

Publication Details
Spongophloea treubii (Weber Bosse) Huisman, De Clerck, Prud'homme & Borowitzka 2011: 13, figs 2, 17, 22

Published in: Huisman, J.M., De Cleck, O., Prud'homme Van Reine, W.F. & Borowitzka, M.A. (2011). Spongophloea, a new genus of red algae based on Thamnoclonium sect. Nematophorae Weber-vn Bosse (Halymeniales). European Journal of Phycology 46(1): 1-15.

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Publication date: 2011

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Spongophloea is Spongophloea tissotii (Weber Bosse) Huisman, De Clerck, Prud'homme & Borowitzka.

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

Basionym
Thamnoclonium treubii Weber Bosse

Type Information
Type locality: North Ubian Island, Sulu Archipelago, Philippines (Siboga Exped. Stat. 99); (Huisman et al. 2011: 5) Holotype: Weber-van Bosse; 28 June 1899; L; 941.182-178 (barcode L 0535511) (Huisman et al. 2011: 5, fig.2)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 26 May 2011 by G.M. Guiry.

Last updated: 26 May 2011

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Habitat note
Huisman et al. (2011: 14) consider Spongophloea to be a component of a symbiosis between three taxa, itself plus a sponge and a green alga. - (26 May 2011) - G.M. Guiry

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 May 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 May 2025

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