Radicilingua mediterranea M.A.Wolf, Sciuto & A.Sfriso 2021
Publication Details
Radicilingua mediterranea M.A.Wolf, Sciuto & A.Sfriso 2021: [4] 168, figs 3-5
Published in: Wolf, M.A., Sciuto, K., Maggs, C.A., Petrocelli, A., Cecere, E., Buosi, A. & Sfriso, A. (2021). Merging the cryptic genera Radicilingua and Calonitophyllum (Delesseriaceae, Rhodophyta): molecular phylogeny and taxonomic revision. Algae 36(3): [1-10] 165-174, 5 figs.
Request PDFPublication date: online August 26, 2021
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Radicilingua is Radicilingua thysanorhizans (Holmes) Papenfuss.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Venice Lagoon, Venice, North Adriatic, Italy; (Wolf et al. 2021: [4] 168) Holotype: PAD; Voucher A000840 (Wolf et al. 2021: [4] 168) Notes: Molecular voucher: LR991382 (rbcL-5P).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), Mediterranean Sea (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 14 September 2021 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 December 2023
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Nomenclatural note
"It should be noted that when Huvé & Riouall (1970) described thalli referred to as Ra. thysanorhizans from the Étange de Berre (Marseille, France), observed that: "...Sur nos exemplaires méditerranéens ce réseau semble un peu moins dense que chez les spécimens de la Manche.". Moreover, in the fig. 2 of that paper (showing the net of microscopic veins), to the sides of the median vein they drew only 1-2 longitudinal veins, as in Ra. mediterranea. As well, also in the illustration of a thallus referred to as Ra. thysanorhizans from the Levantine coast (Spain), Boisset & Barceló (1984: 63, fig. 4) we can see only one longitudinal vein to the sides of the median vein. Unfortunately, both the above French and Spanish thalli weren't provided with cystocarps. For this reason, and in absence of molecular data, the attribution of the above thalli to Ra. thysanorhizans remains doubtful. As well, due to the confusability between Ra. thysanorhizans and Ra. mediterranea, most Mediterranean records of Ra. thysanorhizans should be checked." (Cormaci & al. 2023: 499). - (07 December 2023) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 December 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 01 June 2025
