Stichothamnion cymatophilum Børgesen 1930
Publication Details
Stichothamnion cymatophilum Børgesen 1930: 119, figs 49-55
Published in: Børgesen, F. (1930). Marine algae from the Canary Islands especially from Tenerife and Gran Canaria III. Rhodophyceae. Part III. Ceramiales. Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab, Biologiske Meddelelser 9(1): 1-159, 60 figs.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Stichothamnion.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Vertebrata cymatophila (Børgesen) Muñoz-Luque.
Source of Synonymy
Díaz-Tapia, P., Muñoz-Luque, L., Piñeiro-Corbeira, C. & Maggs, C.A. (2021). Phylogenetic analyses of Macaronesian turf-forming species reveal cryptic diversity and resolve Stichothamnion in the Vertebrata clade (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta). European Journal of Phycology 56(4): 444-454.
Type Information
Type locality: Las Palmas, Gran Canaria; (Børgesen 1930: 119) Type: C; (Afonso Carrillo & Sansón 1999: 172)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 17 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 09 November 2021
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Habitat note
intertidal turfs (Díaz-Tapia et al., 2021). - (09 November 2021) - G.M. Guiry
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 November 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 May 2025
