Litosiphon groenlandicus var. japonicus H.Kawai & Kurogi 1983
Publication Details
Litosiphon groenlandicus var. japonicus H.Kawai & Kurogi 1983: 36, figs 1-5
Published in: Kawai, H. & Kurogi, M. (1983). Morphology and life history in culture of a new variety of Lithosiphon groenlandicus (Dictyosiphonales; Phaeophyta) from Japan. J. Fac. Sci. Hokkaido Univ. Series V (Botany) 13(1): 25-38.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Litosiphon is Litosiphon pusillus (Carmichael) Harvey.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Trachynema groenlandicum (S.Lund) P.M.Pedersen.
Type Information
Holotype locality: Masuichi in Muroran, Hokkaido ; (Kawai & Kurogi 1983: 36) Holotype: Hiroshi Kawai; 31 May 1980; SAP; 035665 (Kawai & Kurogi 1983: 36) Notes: Holotype: Plurilocular sporangial.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), from or pertaining to Greenland.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Description
Plant filiform, simple, up to 8 mm (40 mm in culture) in length, 175-400 microns in diameter; thallus composed of 1-2 layers of peripheral cells 30-50 microns in length and 20-45 microns in diameter and several large medullary cells 63-93 x 45-88 microns in size; hairs present, 13-18 microns in diameter, with multiseriate loculi of 5-7 x 4-7 microns in size; unilocular sporangia unknown.
Created: 02 August 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 29 March 2014
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 March 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
