Verdigellas discoidea D.L.Ballantine, B.L.Brooks & G.P.Johnson 2019

Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Plantae
Subkingdom Viridiplantae
Phylum Prasinodermatophyta
Class Palmophyllophyceae
Order Palmophyllales
Family Palmophyllaceae
Genus Verdigellas

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Publication details
Verdigellas discoidea D.L.Ballantine, B.L.Brooks & G.P.Johnson 2019: 590 [4], figs 5-7

Published in: Ballantine, D.L., Brooke, B.L. & Johnson, G.P. (2019). Some rarely reported deep-water macroalgal species from Bonaire, Caribbean Sea, including Verdigellas discoidea sp. nov. (Palmophyllaceae, Chlorophyta) based on submersible collections. Botanica Marina 62(6): 587-593 [1-7], 8 figs.

Publication date: Online 8 Nov. 2019

Type species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Verdigellas is Verdigellas fimbriata D.L.Ballantine & J.N.Norris.

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

Origin of species name
Adjective (Latin), discoid.

Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.

General environment
This is a marine species.

Type information
Type locality: "south of Punt Vierkant, 12.090°N, 68.289°W" [Bonaire] (Ballantine, Brooks & Johnson 2019: 590 [5]). Holotype: B.L. Brooks, C.C. Baldwin, L. Tornabene & B. Brandt BLB1233 (BONB 17073); 19 i 2017; 117 m depth. US Alg. Coll. 226933 (Ballantine, Brooks & Johnson 2019: 590 [5]). Notes: Isotypes: US Alg. Coll. 226934, 226935, and 226936.

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Created: 19 November 2019 by M.D. Guiry

Verified by: 07 February 2020 by Wendy Guiry

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References
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Ballantine, D.L., Brooke, B.L. & Johnson, G.P. (2019). Some rarely reported deep-water macroalgal species from Bonaire, Caribbean Sea, including Verdigellas discoidea sp. nov. (Palmophyllaceae, Chlorophyta) based on submersible collections. Botanica Marina 62(6): 587-593 [1-7], 8 figs.

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Wendy Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 September 2020.