Caloglossa leprieurii var. continua Okamura 1903

Publication Details
Caloglossa leprieurii var. continua Okamura 1903: 129

Published in: Okamura, K. (1903). Contents of the "Algae Japonicae Exsiccatae" Fasciculus II. Botanical Magazine, Tokyo 17: 129-132.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Caloglossa is Caloglossa leprieurii (Montagne) G.Martens.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Caloglossa continua (Okamura) R.J.King & Puttock.

Source of Synonymy
King, R.J. & Puttock, C.F. (1994). Morphology and taxonomy of Caloglossa (Delesseriaceae, Rhodophyta). Australian Systematic Botany 7: 89-124, 6 figs, 4 tables.

Type Information
Type locality: "river mouth of Ko-yahagi-gawa" [actually Yahagifurukawa River, Aichi Pref., Japan]; (Okamura 1903: 129) Lectotype (designated by King and Puttock 1994): Kintaro Okamura 67; vii.1902; TI; (King & Puttock 1994) Notes: Type "not found" by Necchi & Vis (2022: 74). the current name of Mikawa is not Ishikawa Prefecture but Aichi Prefecture. "Ko-yahagi-gawa" is misreading of Chinese characters by Okamura (1903). The correct place name is "Yahagifurukawa" or "Yahagifurukawa River". (Masahiro Suzuki pers. comm. July 2024).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 04 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 10 July 2024

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 July 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 June 2025

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