Heterosiphonia japonica Yendo 1920
Current name:
Dasysiphonia japonica (Yendo) H.-S.Kim
Peter the Great Bay, Russia - 29 February 2012. Eduard and Tamara Titlyanova (etitlyanov@mail.ru)
Publication Details
Heterosiphonia japonica Yendo 1920: 8
Published in: Yendo, K. (1920). Novae algae japoniae. Decas I-III. Botanical Magazine, Tokyo 34: 1-12.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Heterosiphonia is Heterosiphonia berkeleyi Montagne.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Dasysiphonia japonica (Yendo) H.-S.Kim.
Source of Synonymy
Kim, H.-S. (2012). Algal flora of Korea. Volume 4, Number 6 Rhodophyta: Florideophyceae: Ceramiales: Ceramiaceae II (Corticated Species), Dasyaceae. pp. [1-4], 1-191, figs 1-132. Incheon: National Institute of Biological Resources.
Type Information
Type locality: Suttu, Shiribeshi, Hokkaido, Japan; Lectotype: TI; herb. Yendo (Yoshida 1998: 950)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), pertaining to Japan (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 10 April 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 August 2017
Verification of Data
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Unspecified note
Husa & Sjotun (2006) cite this as "Heterosiphonia japonica" while waiting for taxonomic clarification. They note that although the Korean species been identified as Heterosiphonia japonica (sensu Choi 2001), there is a discrepancy with morphological traits in the entity known as Heterosiphonia japonica Yendo from other parts of the distribution range in the Pacific Ocean (Choi 2001). - (18 December 2006) - G.M. Guiry
Taxonomic note
Choi et al. (2002: 564) place this taxon in the Dasyoideae Schmitz & Falkenberg emend. H.-G. Choi, Kraft, I.K. Lee & G.W. Saunders. This subfamily also includes the genus Dasysiphonia. Schneider (2010: 655) notes that the morphology of "Heterosiphonia" japonica conforms perfectly with the generic characteristics of Dasysiphonia I.K. Lee & J.A. West 1980. - (07 September 2010) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 August 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 June 2025
