Haraldiophyllum udoense M.S.Kim & J.C.Kang 2011
Publication Details
Haraldiophyllum udoense M.S.Kim & J.C.Kang 2011: 212, figs 1-3 (as 'udoensis')
Published in: Kim, M.S. & Kang, J.C. (2011). A new Korean red algal species, Haraldiophyllum udoensis sp. nov. (Delesseriaceae, Rhodophyta). Algae 23(3): 211-219.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Haraldiophyllum is Haraldiophyllum bonnemaisonii (Kylin) A.D.Zinova.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Neoharaldiophyllum udoense (M.S.Kim & J.C.Kang) J.C.Kang & M.S.Kim.
Type Information
Type locality: Haumokdong, Udo, Jeju Island, Korea (33°30'21" N, 126°56'09" E); (Kim & Kang 2011: 212) Holotype: June 14, 2009; JNU; MSK30601HU (Kim & Kang 2011: 212) Notes: JNUB; tetrasporophyte (Kang et al., 2017).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Description
Thallus elliptical, 22 cm long and 6 cm wide, consisting of one or several blades attached by a fibrous holdfast; blade on a short, cylindrical stipe, 2-3 cm long and 1 mm thick; blade thin, monostromatic above, tristromatic in reproductive areas, and polystromatic toward the base, microscopic veins absent; entire margins and marginal cells divide obliquely; growth is marginal and diffuse, without distinct apical cells; tetrasporangia occur in elliptical sori 2 mm long on median, formed simultaneously on both surfaces of the blade; mature tetrasporangia forming two layers, spherical, tetrahedrally divided, to 80-100 µm in diameter.
Created: 27 November 2011 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 29 November 2017
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 November 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 July 2025
