Metapeyssonnelia mexicana

Metapeyssonnelia mexicana (figs. 7–8)

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Peyssonneliaceae
Genus: Metapeyssonnelia
Species: Metapeyssonnelia mexicana

Name

Metapeyssonnelia mexicana (E.Y.Dawson) D.L.Ballantine & H.Ruiz, 2011

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Ethelia mexicana E.Y.Dawson, 1953
    • Type locality: Southeast side of Bahía de Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico.
    • Holotype: Dawson; 1947-02-02; On Granite outcrop. HAHF Dawson 3841, in box 56284, in vial 2344 and on slides 1838–1855, 1866–1867.
• Homotypic
  • Peyssonnelia dawsonii Denizot, 1968 (new name, priority for Peyssonnelia mexicana Dawson, 1953)

References

• Ballantine, D. & Ruiz, H. 2011. Metapeyssonnelia milleporoides a new species of coral-killing red alga (Peyssonneliaceae) from Puerto Rico, Caribbean Sea. Botanica Marina 54(1): 47–51. Reference page. : 50
• Dawson, E.Y. 1953. Marine red algae of Pacific Mexico. Part 1. Bangiales to Corallinaceae subf. Corallinoidae. Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions 17(1): 1–239, Plates 1–33. Online BHL Reference page. : 100, pl. 11: figs. 7–8
• Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2020. Metapeyssonnelia mexicana. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Accessed 2020-02-28.

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