Erythroglossum lusitanicum Ardré 1970

Publication Details
Erythroglossum lusitanicum Ardré 1970: 216 [183 in reprint], pl. 18: figs 4-8; pl. 19: figs 103; pl. 55: figs 1-5

Published in: Ardré, F. (1970). Contribution à l'étude des algues marines du Portugal. I. La flore. Portugaliae Acta Biologica, Série B, Sistemática, Ecologia, Biogeografia e Paleontologia 10: 137-555.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Erythroglossum is Erythroglossum schousboei (J.Agardh) J.Agardh.

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

Type Information
Type locality: "Type: Herbier de Coimbra. Loc.: Montedor 25/3/63. Herb.: Penedos de Medroa-Buarcos, 10/1929, leg. Moraes, sous le nom de Rhodymenia palmata, type COI" [Portugal]; (Ardré 1970: 217) Neotype: F. Ardré; 25 iii 1963; PC; 0122679 (Díaz et al. 2009: 208) Notes: Diaz et al. (2009: 208) note that the single specimen designated by Ardré (1970, pl. 55, fig. 1 as holotype (from Buarcos, leg. Moraes) was not found in the Coimbra Herbarium (COI). Holotype from Buarcos, collected by A.Taborda de Moraes, x, 1929; neotypified with Ardé collection (25 iii1963) from Montredor (PC 0122679) (Index Nominum Algarum). Lectotype locality: Montedor, Portugal (Diaz-Tapia & Bárbara, 2014: 164).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), belonging to Lusitania (western Spain; modern Portugal and parts of the Spanish provinces of Estremadura and Toledo) (Lewis & Short 1890).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 03 August 1996 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 06 December 2023

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Distributional note
"This species, described by Ardré (1970: 216) from Portugal, was cited by Gallardo et al. (2016: 22, tab. 4) from the district of Alboran. However, because neither Gómez Garreta et al. (2001) nor Ballesteros (2010) nor M.D. Guiry in Guiry & Guiry (2023) reported any Mediterranean records of this species, we think that E. lusitanicum was erroneously inserted in the above quoted tab. 4 of Gallardo et al.'s (2016) paper." (Cormaci & al. 2023: 471). - (06 December 2023) - M.D. Guiry

Habitat note
Occurs mainly on wave-exposed coasts at lower intertidal to upper subtidal (down to 2 m depth) levels, where it forms dense turfs on sand-covered rocks and pools ( Diaz et al. 2009) - (30 January 2012) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 December 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 May 2025

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