Yonagunia palmata Showe M.Lin, Y.-C.Chuang & De Clerck 2020
Current name:
Yonagunia palmata Showe M.Lin, Y.-C.Chuang & De Clerck
Choajing, E. Keelung City, Taiwan - 17 March 2014. Y.H. Chang
Publication Details
Yonagunia palmata Showe M.Lin, Y.-C.Chuang & De Clerck 2020: 1546, figs 4, 5
Published in: Lin, S.-M., De Cleck, O., Leliaert, F. & Chuang, Y.-C. (2020). Systematics and biogeography of the red algal genus Yonagunia (Halymeniaceae, Rhodophyta) from the Indo-Pacific including the description of two new species from Taiwan. Journal of Phycology 56(6): 1542-1556.
Publication date: 2020
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Yonagunia is Yonagunia tenuifolia Kawaguchi & Masuda.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Makang, New Taipei City, Taiwan (25.07°N, 121.99°E); (Lin & al. 2020: 1546) Holotype (female gametophyte: S.-M.Lin & W.-C.Yang; 7 June 2009; rocky shore; HAST; 145308 (Lin & al. 2020: 1546, fig. 4a) Notes: Isotypes: BR 5030125073363V, NTOU000948-NYOU000953, NTOU-MG-06-07-2009-YP-F.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), lobed or divided in the manner of an outspread hand with the sinuses between the lobes pointing to the place of attachment (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 19 March 2021 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 November 2023
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 November 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024