Spongites decipiens (Foslie) Y.M. Chamberlain 1993

Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Plantae
Subkingdom Biliphyta
Phylum Rhodophyta
Subphylum Eurhodophytina
Class Florideophyceae
Subclass Corallinophycidae
Order Corallinales
Family Spongitaceae
Subfamily Neogoniolithoideae
Genus Spongites

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Publication details
Spongites decipiens (Foslie) Y.M. Chamberlain 1993: 107, 113, figs 26, 27, 30, 35, 36, 47-53 (as 'Spongites' )

Published in: Caragnano, A., Foetisch, A., Maneveldt, G.W., Millet, L., Liu, L.C., Lin, S.M., Rodondi, G. & Payri, C.E. (2018). Revision of Corallinaceae (Corallinales, Rhodophyta): recognizing Dawsoniolithon gen. nov., Parvicellularium gen. nov. and Chamberlainoideae subfam. nov. containing Chamberlainium gen. nov. and Pneophyllum. Journal of Phycology 54(3): 391-409.

Publication date: 2018

Type species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Spongites is Spongites fruticulosus Kützing.

Status of name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Chamberlainium decipiens (Foslie) Caragnano, Foetisch, Maneveldt & Payri

Basionym
Lithothamnion decipiens Foslie

Type information
Type locality: California, U.S.A. [San Pedro fide isotype in UC] (Silva, Basson & Moe 1996: 271). Lectotype: W. A. Setchell 1482; TRH A2-97 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 34). Notes: Chamberlain (1993: 107) gives the following data: Holotype: TRH, San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, USA, 5.xii.1896, Setchell 1482. Foslie slide 61; Isotype: UC Plants on part of the same stone as the holotype. Slide (UC) 1482(2). According to Woelkerling et al. (2005: 34): "A presumed isotype in UC (UC, 736372) was mistakenly termed the holotype by Steneck & Paine (1986: 237). Box marked '(konc. lidt større end hos typen [= conceptacles somewhat larger than the type])'. Slide marked 'L. decipiens Fosl., Kalifornia [= California], leg. Setchell'. van der Merwe et al. (2015) obtained a partial rbcL sequence from the isotype (UC 736372) that is part of the same stone bearing TRH A2-97. USA: California: San Diego (INA). California (Prof. W.A. Setchell, coll. no. 1482) (Foslie, 1897: 20). USA: California: San Diego (INA).

Origin of species name
Participle B (Latin), deceiving (used of a species closely resembling another) (Stearn 1973).

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Lithophyllum decipiens (Foslie) Foslie 1900
Hydrolithon decipiens (Foslie) W.H.Adey 1970
Pseudolithophyllum decipiens (Foslie) Steneck & R.T.Paine 1986

General environment
This is a marine species.

Detailed distribution with sources (Click to Load)

Key references
van der Merwe, E., Miklasz, K., Channing, A., Maneveldt, G.W. & Gabrielson, P.W. (2015). DNA sequencing resolves species of Spongites (Corallinales, Rhodophyta) in the Northeast Pacific and South Africa, including S. agulhensis sp. nov.. Phycologia 54(5): 471-490.

Created: 01 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry

Verified by: 06 November 2018 by Paul Gabrielson

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References
(Please note: only references with the binomials in the title are included. The information is from the Literature database.)

Chamberlain, Y.M. (1993). Observations on the crustose coralline red alga Spongites yendoi (Foslie) comb. nov. in South-Africa and its relationship to S. decipiens (Foslie) comb. nov. and Lithophyllum natalense Foslie. Phycologia 32: 100-115, 56 figs, 1 table.

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Paul Gabrielson in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 August 2020.