Botryocladia franciscana J.A.S.Santiago, P.B.M.Carneiro, A.P.Santiago, R.G.Feijó & R.Maggioni 2016

Publication Details
Botryocladia franciscana J.A.S.Santiago, P.B.M.Carneiro, A.P.Santiago, R.G.Feijó & R.Maggioni 2016: 140, figs 1 a-d, 2 a-d

Published in: Santiago, J. de A.S., Carneiro, P.B. de M., Santiago, A.P., Feijó, R.G. & Maggioni, R. (2016). A new species of Rhodymeniaceae (Rhodophyta, Rhodymeniales) from the Northern Brazilian coast: Botryocladia franciscana sp. nov. Phytotaxa 242(2): 137-146, 3 figs, 2 tables.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Botryocladia is Gastroclonium uvarium (J.A.Murray) Kützing.

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

Type Information
Type locality: BRAZIL: Piauí: Luis Correia, Praia do Coqueiro, Parnaíba River Delta (2°53'52.20"S, 41°34'20.82"W); (Santiago & al. 2016: 140) Holotype: J.A.S. Santiago & A.P. Santiago; 26 April 2013; HMAR; 2594 (Santiago & al. 2016: 140) Notes: Molecular vouchers: rbcL (GenBank no. KR866021), cox1 (GenBank no. KR011965) and UPA (GenBank no. KR872421). Holotype is illustrated as Fig. 1.

Eponomy
Named in honour of Prof. Francisca Pinheiro Joventino, professor and researcher at the Institute of Marine Sciences (LABOMAR),...

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 24 June 2016 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 24 June 2016

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 June 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 June 2025