Newhousia imbricata Kraft, G.W.Saunders, I.A.Abbott & Haroun 2004

Publication Details
Newhousia imbricata Kraft, G.W.Saunders, I.A.Abbott & Haroun 2004: 385, figs 2-6

Published in: Kraft, G.T., Saunders, G.W., Abbott, I.A. & Haroun, H.J. (2004). A uniquely calcified brown alga from Hawaii: Newhousia imbricata gen. et sp. nov. (Dictyotales, Phaeophyceae). Journal of Phycology 40: 383-394, 9 figs, 2 tables.

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Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Newhousia.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Holotype locality: The mouth of Hanauma Bay, O’ahu, Hawaiian Island; (Kraft & al. 2004: 385) Holotype: Haroun; 24 December 2000; BISH; 771440 (Kraft & al. 2004: 385)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 07 May 2004 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 04 January 2017

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Habitat notes
Reported as a fossil from Tahiti (Iryu 2016). - (04 January 2017) - M.D. Guiry
Tightly adhering crusts on (a) solid knobs of dead coral between 10 and 17 m depths, in areas of moderate to strong tidal currents and (b) concrete pilings of pier in a locality sheltered by an artificial breakwater from surf and strong surge (overgrowing bivalves or crustose Corallinaceae) (Kraft et al. 2004). - (21 January 2011) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 January 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 31 May 2025