Melanothamnus testudinis Serio, G.Furnari, I.Moro & K.Sciuto 2020
Publication Details
Melanothamnus testudinis Serio, G.Furnari, I.Moro & K.Sciuto 2020: 284, figs 2-13
Published in: Serio, D., Furnari, G., Moro, I. & Sciuto, K. (2020). Molecular and morphological characterisation of Melanothamnus testudinis sp. nov. (Rhodphyta, Rhodomelaceae) and its distinction from Polysiphonia carettia. Phycologia 59(4): 281-291.
Publication date: published online 15 May 2020
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Melanothamnus is Melanothamnus somalensis Bornet & Falkenberg.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Holotype locality: Lampedusa Island (Straits of Sicily, Italy); 35°30.197'N, 12°35.192'E; (Serio et al. 2020: 284) Holotype (tetrasporophyte): D. Collodoro; 10 July 2011; epizoic on carapace of loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta; CAT; 2712 (Serio et al. 2020: 284) Notes: Isotypes: CAT 2713, female gametophyte; CAT 2714 female gametophyte and tetrasporophyte. Molecular vouchers: LR735545 (rbcL gene), LR735991 (23S rRNA gene).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 11 August 2020 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 11 August 2020
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 August 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024