Verdigellas discoidea D.L.Ballantine, B.L.Brooks & G.P.Johnson 2019
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.
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.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), discoid.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 19 November 2019 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 February 2020
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 February 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
