Neosiphonia baliana D.E.Bustamante, B.Y.Won & T.O.Cho 2013

Publication Details
Neosiphonia baliana D.E.Bustamante, B.Y.Won & T.O.Cho 2013: 516, figs 1-15

Published in: Bustamante, D.E., Won, B.Y. & Cho, T.O. (2013). Neosiphonia baliana sp. nov. and N. silvae sp. nov. (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta) from Bali, Indonesia. Botanica Marina 56(5/6): 515-524 , 29 figs, 1 table.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Neosiphonia is Neosiphonia flavimarina M.-S.Kim & I.K.Lee.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Melanothamnus balianus (D.E.Bustamante, B.Y.Won & T.O.Cho) Díaz-Tapia & Maggs.

Source of Synonymy
Díaz-Tapia, P., McIvor, L., Freshwater, D.W., Verbruggen, H., Wynne, M.J. & Maggs, C.A. (2017). The genera Melanothamnus Bornet & Falkenberg and Vertebrata S.F. Gray constitute well-defined clades of the red algal tribe Polysiphonieae (Rhodomelaceae, Ceramiales). European Journal of Phycology 52(1): 1-20, 77 figs.

Type Information
Holotype locality: Blue Lagoon Beach, Padang Bai, Karangasem, Bali, Indonesia (8º31'2"S, 115º30'14"E); (Bustamante, Won & Cho 2013: 516) Holotype : T.O.Cho & D.E. Bustamante; 27 April 2012; herbarium of CUK; CUK 7937 (Bustamante, Won & Cho 2013: 516, fig. 1) Notes: GenBank accession number of the rbcL sequences of the holotype: KF146879. Isotype: CUK 7937-1 deposited in the herbarium of CUK.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 28 February 2014 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.

Last updated: 02 February 2017

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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 February 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 May 2025