Liagorothamnion mucoides Huisman, Ballantine & M.J.Wynne 2001

Publication Details
Liagorothamnion mucoides Huisman, Ballantine & M.J.Wynne 2001: 508, 509, figs 1-19

Published in: Huisman, J.M., Ballantine, D. & Wynne, M.J. (2001 '2000'). Liagorothamnion mucoides gen. et sp. nov. (Ceramiaceae, Rhodophyta) from the Caribbean Sea. Phycologia 39: 507-516.

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Publication date: March 5 2001

Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Liagorothamnion.

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

Type Information
Type locality: Media Luna Reef; (Huisman, Ballantine & Wynne 2001: 508) Holotype: Austin Bowden-Kerby; 5 November 1996; Specimens were collected from a shallow water rhodolith bed (Ballantine et al. 2000) in a back reef environment, growing at a depth of 1.0 m. Algae ere attached to coral rubble.; MICH; (Huisman, Ballantine & Wynne 2001: 508) Notes: Additional information: in addition to the type collection, two further specimens have been collected: (1) leg. AB-K, 27 November 1998,=DLB 5296 (MSM) ;and (2) leg. DLB, 5 February 2000,= DLB 54)2 (MSM) Isotypes: MSM, MURU,US

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Description
Thallus to 8 cm in height. Whorl-branchlets generally simple, 1-15 cells long: basal cell of lateral branches shorter than distal cells. Primary axes secondarily corticated. Spermatangia branches in whorls on 3-16 successive axial cells. Tetrasporangia unknown. Carposporophytes 150-360 microns diameter, with three to four gonimolobes. Carposporangia subspherical, 10-12 microns diameter.

Created: 12 March 2002 by Olivia Fitzgerald.

Last updated: 25 May 2008

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 May 2008. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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