Herposiphonia tenella

Herposiphonia tenella (fig. A, top left)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ceramiales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Rhodophyta Subdivisio: Rhodophytina Classis: Florideophyceae Subclassis: Rhodymeniophycidae Ordo: Ceramiales

Familia: Rhodomelaceae
Tribus: Herposiphonieae
Genus: Herposiphonia
Species: Herposiphonia tenella

Name

Herposiphonia tenella (C.Agardh) Ambronn, 1880

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Hutchinsia tenella C.Agardh, 1828
    • Type locality: Sicily.
• Homotypic
  • Polysiphonia tenella (C.Agardh) Moris & De Notaris, 1839

According to Diaz-Tapia & Bárbara (2013: 338), this is a synonym of Herposiphonia secunda f. tenella. Furnari et al. (2003), Schneider & Searles (1997), and Masuda & Kogame (2000) consider H. tenella as distinct species.

References

• Ambronn, H. 1880. Über einige Fälle von Bilateralität bei den Florideen. Botanische Zeitung (Berlin)|Botanische Zeitung 38: 161–174, 177–185, 193–200, 209–216, 225–233, Plates III, IV. BHL Reference page. : 197
• Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2017. Herposiphonia tenella. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Accessed 26 October 2017.

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