Lophocladia lallemandii (Montagne) F.Schmitz 1893

Current name: Lophocladia trichoclados (C.Agardh) F.Schmitz
La Manga, Murcia, Spain - 24 September 2013. marmenormarmayor.es

Publication Details
Lophocladia lallemandii (Montagne) F.Schmitz 1893: 223, footnote

Published in: Schmitz, F. (1893). Die Gattung Lophothalia J. Ag. Berichte der deutsche botanischen Gesellschaft 11: 212-232.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Lophocladia is Lophocladia trichoclados (C.Agardh) F.Schmitz.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Lophocladia trichoclados (C.Agardh) F.Schmitz.

Source of Synonymy
Golo, R., Cebrian, E., Díaz-Tapia, P., Lucic, P., Hoffman, R. & Vergés, A. (2023 '2024'). Phylogenetic analysis of invasive genus Lophocladia (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta) reveals synonymy of L. lallemandi with L. trichoclados and first record of L. kuetzingii in the NE Atlantic. European Journal of Phycology 59(1): 112-126.

Basionym
Dasya lallemandii Montagne

Type Information
Type locality: Red Sea; (Silva & al. 1996: 525) Type: PC; 0048066 (Golo & al. 2023: [6], fig. 4)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 15 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 06 December 2023

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Distributional note
This species seemingly was introduced into the Mediterranean (Verlaque et al. 2015: 205) via shipping and the Suez Canal, probably to multiple locations, where it enhibits invasive behaviour. It was first found at Piraeus, Greece, in 1908. - (05 November 2015) - M.D. Guiry

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 December 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 July 2025