Colaconema simplex Inagaki 1935
Publication Details
Colaconema simplex Inagaki 1935: 44, fig. 2
Published in: Inagaki, K.-I. (1935). Some marine algae recently discovered in Japan and new to science. Scientific Papers of the Institute of Algological Research, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido Imperial University 1: 41-49.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Colaconema is Colaconema bonnemaisoniae Batters.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Colaconema asparagopsis Chemin.
Type Information
Type locality: Shiwoya, Shirabeshi Prov.; (Inagaki 1935: 44) Type: Kan-ichi Inaki; On Asparagopsis hamifera (Hariot) Okamura; (Inagaki 1935: 44)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), simple, undivided, unbranched, of one piece or series, not consisting of several distinct parts (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Description
Frond microscopic, purplish red, filamentous, consisting of single row of cells, irregularly branched, creeping on the host plant, forming an irregular network between the cortical cells of the host. Cells variable in shape, generally oblong, simple, furcate or irregular, 3-10 microns in diam., 2-15 times as long as broad. Monosporangia simple, lateral or terminal on the cells of the filaments, subglobular, 6-10 microns in diam.
Created: 31 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 April 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 April 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
