Johnson-sea-linkia profunda Eiseman & S.A.Earle 1983

Publication Details
Johnson-sea-linkia profunda Eiseman & S.A.Earle 1983: 1, 2, figs 1, 3-9

Published in: Eiseman, N.J. & Earle, S.A. (1983). Johnson-sea-linkia profunda, a new genus and species of deep-water Chlorophyta from the Bahama Islands. Phycologia 22(1): 1-6, 9 figs.

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Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Johnson-sea-linkia.

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

Type Information
Holotype locality: Settlement Point, Grand Bahama Island (26º40.5'N, 59º59.0'W); (Eiseman & Earle 1983: 1) Holotype: A.N.J. Eiseman & S.M. Blair JSL I-1010; 26 February 1981; 75.7 m; UC; 1475006 (Eiseman & Earle 1983: 1) Notes: Isotypes: HBFH, CAS, USF, DUKE, MICH, FH.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), deep, from a great depth (Dawes & Mathieson 2008).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 10 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 09 March 2023

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Habitat note
Grows on calcareous substrata including pebbles, shells and massive rock formations, but most commonly found as an epiphyte on various species of the calcareous green alga Halimeda; hosts numerous other small algal species, especially diatoms, and small sessile animals; on vertical escarpments at depths where the light levels are no greater than one per cent of the surface intensity (Eiseman & Earle 1983). - (08 August 2011) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 March 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 June 2025

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