Lophosiphonia sparsa Setchell 1926

Publication Details
Lophosiphonia sparsa Setchell 1926: 103, pl. 21: figs 3, 4

Published in: Setchell, W.A. (1926). Tahitian algae collected by W.A. Setchell, C.B. Setchell and H.E. Parks. University of California Publications in Botany 12: 61-142, pls 7-22.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Lophosiphonia is Lophosiphonia obscura (C.Agardh) Falkenberg.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Melanothamnus sparsus (Setchell) Díaz-Tapia & Maggs.

Type Information
Type locality: Arue Reef, Tahiti; Holotype: W. A. Setchell & H. E. Parks; 27 Jun. 1922; epiphytic on Dictyosphaeria versluysii; UC; 261144 Notes: Tahiti: Arue Reef, on Dictyosphaeria australis 5224c (INA).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), sparse, scattered (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 26 June 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 16 May 2017

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 May 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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