Petalonia tenuis Matsumoto & Shimada 2014

Publication Details
Petalonia tenuis Matsumoto & Shimada 2014: 135, figs 3-22

Published in: Matsumoto, K., Ichihara, K. & Shimada, S. (2014). Taxonomic reinvestigation of Petalonia (Phaeophyceae, Ectocarpales) in southeast of Honshu, Japan, with a description of Petalonia tenuis sp. nov.. Phycologia 53(2): 127-136.

Publication date: 2014

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Petalonia is Petalonia debilis (Kützing) Derbès & Solier.

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

Type Information
Holotype locality: 35º15'55"N, 139º34'24'24"E, Hayama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan; (Matsumoto et al. 2014: 135) Holotype: 30 December 2010; intertidal, attached to rocks; TNS; TNS-AL 182151 (Matsumoto et al. 2014: 135, fig. 22) Notes: Isotypes: TNS-AL 182152 in TNS; SAP 114665, 114666 in SAP.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), thin, fine, slender (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 17 April 2014 by G.M. Guiry.

Last updated: 12 August 2022

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Habitat note
in upper intertidal zone of protected shores, associated spp. include Ishige okamurae, I. foliacea, Scytosiphon lomentaria, Collinsiella cava (Matsumoto et al. 2014). - (17 April 2014) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 August 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 July 2025