Leptofauchea anastomosans (Weber Bosse) R.E.Norris & Aken 1985
Current name:
Asteromenia anastomosans (Weber Bosse) G.W.Saunders, C.E.Lane, C.W.Schneider & Kraft
Leptofauchea anastomosansCakaulevu Reef Plants - 08 December 2004. ORDA and Peter Skelton (skeltonp@bigpond.net.au) and Peter Skelton (skeltonp@bigpond.net.au)
Publication Details
Leptofauchea anastomosans (Weber Bosse) R.E.Norris & Aken 1985: 58, figs 10-12
Published in: Norris, R.E. & Aken, M.E. (1985). Marine benthic algae new to South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 51: 55-65, 31 figs, 2 tables.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Leptofauchea is Leptofauchea nitophylloides (J.Agardh) Kylin.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Asteromenia anastomosans (Weber Bosse) G.W.Saunders, C.E.Lane, C.W.Schneider & Kraft.
Source of Synonymy
Saunders, G.W., Lane, C.E., Schneider, C.W. & Kraft, G.T. (2006). Unraveling the Asteromenia peltata species complex with clarification of the genera Halichrysis and Drouetia (Rhodymeniaceae, Rhodophyta). Canadian Journal of Botany 84: 1581-1607, 83 figs, 3 tables.
Basionym
Rhodymenia anastomosans Weber Bosse
Type Information
Type locality: Kei [Kai] Islands, Indonesia; (Weber-van Bosse 1926: 150) Lectotype: fig. 9 (epitype) (Weber-van Bosse 1926: 150)
Origin of Species Name
Participle B (Latin), anastomosing.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 21 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 18 January 2022
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Taxonomic note
Dalen and Saunders (2007: 198) note that they have studied South African specimens traditionally assigned to 'L. anastomosans' sensu R.E. Norris & Aken (a specific epithet correctly assigned to Australian and Indonesian specimens referable to the genus Asteromenia) and conclude that they are not representative of Leptofauchea. They acknowledge 'L. anastomosans' sensu Huisman but had insufficient material to describe adequately this entity. - (08 October 2007) - G.M. Guiry
Distributional note
According to Huisman (2000) this species is probably distributed around northern Australia. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 January 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 July 2025
