Ganonema vermiculare D.L.Ballantine & I.A.Abbott 2006

Publication Details
Ganonema vermiculare D.L.Ballantine & I.A.Abbott 2006: 122-124, figs 1-13

Published in: Ballantine, D.L. & Abbott, I.A. (2006). Ganonema vermiculare sp. nov. (Liagoraceae, Rhodophyta), a new species from Puerto Rico, Caribbean Sea. Botanica Marina 49: 122-128.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Ganonema is Ganonema farinosum (J.V.Lamouroux) K.-C.Fan & Y.-C.Wang.

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

Type Information
Type locality: 1.5 km seaward of Media Luna Reef (17°54.771'N; 67°03.638'W), La Paguera, Puerto Rico; (Ballantine & Abbott 2006: 124) Holotype: D.L. Ballantine (6393) & H. Ruiz; 12.viii.2004; 17 m ; US; Algal Coll. 209072 (Ballantine & Abbott 2006: 124) Notes: Isotypes in BISH and MSM.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), worm-shaped, almost cylindrical and bent in places, marked with irregular waves or bent lines (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 01 June 2006 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 14 February 2007

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 February 2007. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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